The Pentagon reports the United States has launched a missile strike on Libyan air defenses.
American warplanes, ships and submarines are prepared to launch a furious assault on Libya’s limited air defenses, clearing the way for European and other planes to enforce a no-fly zone designed to ground Moammar Gadahfi’s air force and cripple his ability to inflict further violence on rebels, U.S. officials said. The U.S. also has the ability to knock out air defense radars with Navy electronic warfare planes.
Hours after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended an international conference in Paris that endorsed military action against Gadhafi, the U.S. was poised to kick off its attacks on Libyan air defense missile and radar sites along the Mediterranean coast to protect no-fly zone pilots from the threat of getting shot down. (Sources: Associated Press, USA Today, the Pentagon)
As the Lord leads, please pray now:
* For the protection of all U.S. servicemen and women participating in this attack.
* For the safety of all Allied forces engaged in the operation.
* For the safety of Libyan civilians and rebels and all who are in the strike zone
* For God’s purposes to be accomplished as a result of this international action against Libya.