USS Bataan In Mediterranean Sea To Aid In Possible Libya Evacuations
The West has done about all it can for Libya, which started off making some bad choices ( Sharia law, civil war) and there is more bad news for the West here too in that increased instability in Libya will lead to an increase in oil prices...see the story here
http://midtownblogger.blogspot.com/2014/05/oil-prices-and-libya.html
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
An unnamed defense official told AFP the USS Bataan, with 1,000 Marines aboard, would be in the area "in a matter of days":
The move was described as "precautionary" in case conditions in Libya, where militia battles have plunged the country into anarchy, worsen and require the embassy's evacuation.The Military Times reports the Bataan will not be positioned off the coast of Libya, but rather...
It more likely would remain in the region, and could move or respond quickly if called.The Bataan, with roughly 1,000 Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, was taking part in military exercises in the Red Sea when it got notice to move into the Mediterranean Sea, according to The Virginia-Pilot. The Bataan is homeported in Norfolk.
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