Quote Originally Posted by J Wolfsberger View Post
The military may have allowed it because they were ordered to, but I vote for political ineptitude at the top as the root cause.
Now sadly Mullen seems to be running interference to protect the politicians by trying to sell a croc about the weather. Of course this introduces the possibility that there is indeed a measure of military ineptitude here especially in relation to (close) air support to civilian populations under attack or at least in the cross fire of two armed groups (still unable to feel comfortable using the word "forces" for the armed shower the various combatants make up).

Weather hampers air strikes in Libya: US admiral

Mullen is talking crap.

...but maybe this statement indicates that the US military have realised that taking the foot off the gas pedal was a mistake and it is time to push Gaddafi's mob back down the road again. Pity people are dying in the meantime.

PS: who are these US pilots in this case? Navy off the carrier? Their training on taking on CAS type ground targets not so good perhaps?