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U.S. Escalates Libya War

Obama Tries to Fight His Way Out of Libya; Spending Stalemate on Hill; Israel Violence Benefits Baddies in Arab Uprising; Portuguese Pig OutIn a Political Bind, Obama Escalates Libyan War"This command-and-control business is complicated, and we haven't done something like this kind of on-the-fly before."-- Defense Secretary Robert Gates talking to reporters.On the sixth day of fighting since the U.S. entered the Libyan civil war , American forces have stepped up their attacks in a coordinated effort to help rebel forces push back the ground troops of Col. Muammar Qaddafi .While complex rules of engagement prevent America from working directly with the rebels to knock out government armor and artillery units, reports suggest the CIA is acting as a liaison between the rebels and U.S. war fighters and that the rebels also use their diplomatic contacts in France to coordinate, at two degrees of separation, with the Americans trying to support their uprising.The mission in Libya has evolved...

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