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Title: The Obama War: «Odyssey Dawn»


1
The Obama War Odyssey Dawn
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2
War in Libya
  • The first ten days in a glance!
  • Please, give a minute to watch the latest
    developments of the war in Libya

3
Imposing no fly zone
  • An F-18 Fighter Jet Prepares to fly for securing
    the no fly zone over Libya

4
NATO has Deployed AWACS
  • By offering Early Air Warning Coverage

5
Diplomatic Games in the Mediterranean
  • Turkey played hard wanting a leading role in
    NATOs game
  • On the other hand, France and Germany
    diplomatically invested in traditional Europes
    political pathogenies!

6
NATO operations center in Izmir
  • A Turkish base is the center of NATO operations
    in Libya, but under a U.S. Commander
  • Turkey also deploys NATOs biggest naval group in
    the sea naval operational area between Libya and
    Crete.

7
Qatari Air Force Participates in the Operations
  • Qatar became the first Arabic country
    participating in the air operation for imposing
    the no fly zone by using 6 Mirage 2000-5

8
Is Syria becoming the next Lybia?
  • As social unrest erupts in Syrian towns, the West
    has to have second thoughts by re-examining its
    plan of actions, in the geographic arc of North
    Africa and the Middle East...

9
Kuwait mediates in Bahrain


  • Photo The King of Bahrain
  • Kuwait is to mediate in Bahrain aiming to
    end the serious political crisis.
  • Main attention has to be given in restoring
    Bahrain's relations with Iran...

10
Israel has deployed the Iron Dome anti-rocket
system
  • The move aims to prevent Grad-type rockets fired
    by Gaza militants.
  • The system intercepts rockets at ranges of 5 to
    70 km

11
Erdogan calls Assad offering advice
  • Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirms
    that he phoned to Syrian President Bashar Assad
    two times, offering advice to him for taking
    account on his people demands.

12
Arming an F/A-18C Hornet

  • (DoD photo by Seaman Jesse L.
    Gonzalez, U.S. Navy. Released)
  • Marines assigned to the aircraft carrier USS
    Enterprise (CVN 65) push ordnance into place to
    arm an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Attack Squadron
    251 while underway in the Arabian Sea.

13
Gaddafi wants to have a say in Libya's future
  • "Leave Libya for Libyans" Gaddafi has messaged
    to London international summit.
  • His army has forced rebels to stop their westward
    charge 

14
Libya The serious question of unity has to be
answered
  • After Londons summit, the main challenge remains
    for tribal leaders and others, to come together
    and work for their common future
  • The West is trying to press Gaddafi, but the war
    developments are still uncertain

15
Removing Gaddafi will not be easy...
  • President Obama admits that removing Gaddafi will
    take time... as the West has to face a new
    strategic dilemma... (lessons from Iraq)

16
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