EFE. (Washington) .- The U.S. government has sent to Libya two warships with some 2,000 soldiers, today entered the Mediterranean with a mission to assist in humanitarian and rescue operations, according to the Pentagon. "I sent two naval ships to the Mediterranean Sea, arriving in the coming hours to strengthen the capacity of evacuation and humanitarian response," said Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a press conference in which he stressed that the Government is considering possible military action.
One ship, the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, host to 400 soldiers to offset the recent departure of some of his crew to Afghanistan, said the defense secretary. The Kearsarge, a U.S. ship has been sent to crisis like that caused by several hurricanes in Haiti in 2008, has a crew of 77 officers, 1,100 sailors and 2,000 marines.
The Ponce is the second ship, a landing craft that only maintains a 3 Marines regularly, but can accommodate about 800 in case of military maneuvers. The announcement was made today in addition to the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that morning to send the frigate HMCS Charlottetown Mediterranean, with 240 sailors and a helicopter, after keeping the U.S.
President, Barack Obama, a telephone to coordinate its response to the crisis in Libya. The Pentagon is studying "extreme caution" the possibility of military action against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, and that any decision could have "serious consequences" in the region and combat operations in Afghanistan.
Gates also stressed that the resolution adopted Saturday by the Security Council United Nations does not authorize the use of force in Libya, and there is no unanimity on this within the Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). "All actions beyond humanitarian aid and evacuations are very complex.
But we're looking at all options carefully and present them to President Obama," he said. The possibility of imposing a no-fly zone over the country, demanded by a growing number of Republican legislators, would enter into those decisions is complex and would be unlikely to immediately.
"There are many things to think about that decision. If you take it, we should think about how to do it safely," said for his part, chief of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. Beyond violence in Libya discharged by the regime of Gaddafi, who "is launching a war against his own people," Gates said he was "very optimistic" about the wave of change runs through the Middle East.
"The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia and protests in other countries in the region are an extraordinary setback for Al Qaeda," he said Gates. The success of these processes "peaceful and democratic", he added, "nullifies the thesis" of the terrorist organization that "extreme violence is the only way to overthrow a dictatorial regime." The change process could also be "a tremendous setback" for Iran, Gates estimated, given the "clear contrast between the attitude of the military of most countries have experienced protests and the brutal repression that have downloaded the Armed Forces Tehran.
" Admiral Mullen, who has just completed a tour of seven countries in the region, concluded that the rate of change in them "is taking literally the speed of Twitter," for a few days can lead a bloody protest peacefully, as in the case of Bahrain, or vice versa, as in Libya. 
One ship, the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, host to 400 soldiers to offset the recent departure of some of his crew to Afghanistan, said the defense secretary. The Kearsarge, a U.S. ship has been sent to crisis like that caused by several hurricanes in Haiti in 2008, has a crew of 77 officers, 1,100 sailors and 2,000 marines.
The Ponce is the second ship, a landing craft that only maintains a 3 Marines regularly, but can accommodate about 800 in case of military maneuvers. The announcement was made today in addition to the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that morning to send the frigate HMCS Charlottetown Mediterranean, with 240 sailors and a helicopter, after keeping the U.S.
President, Barack Obama, a telephone to coordinate its response to the crisis in Libya. The Pentagon is studying "extreme caution" the possibility of military action against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, and that any decision could have "serious consequences" in the region and combat operations in Afghanistan.
Gates also stressed that the resolution adopted Saturday by the Security Council United Nations does not authorize the use of force in Libya, and there is no unanimity on this within the Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). "All actions beyond humanitarian aid and evacuations are very complex.
But we're looking at all options carefully and present them to President Obama," he said. The possibility of imposing a no-fly zone over the country, demanded by a growing number of Republican legislators, would enter into those decisions is complex and would be unlikely to immediately.
"There are many things to think about that decision. If you take it, we should think about how to do it safely," said for his part, chief of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. Beyond violence in Libya discharged by the regime of Gaddafi, who "is launching a war against his own people," Gates said he was "very optimistic" about the wave of change runs through the Middle East.
"The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia and protests in other countries in the region are an extraordinary setback for Al Qaeda," he said Gates. The success of these processes "peaceful and democratic", he added, "nullifies the thesis" of the terrorist organization that "extreme violence is the only way to overthrow a dictatorial regime." The change process could also be "a tremendous setback" for Iran, Gates estimated, given the "clear contrast between the attitude of the military of most countries have experienced protests and the brutal repression that have downloaded the Armed Forces Tehran.
" Admiral Mullen, who has just completed a tour of seven countries in the region, concluded that the rate of change in them "is taking literally the speed of Twitter," for a few days can lead a bloody protest peacefully, as in the case of Bahrain, or vice versa, as in Libya.
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