It's great that the defense contractors are getting another joy ride but are the NATO countries all facing economic challenges? Age of austerity and all of that? It's incredible to think that it's so easy to round up cash for military interventions yet so hard to help our own people during tough times. Al Jazeera:
NATO has for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, military equipment and forces backing embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi, the military alliance has announced.
"Attack helicopters under NATO command were used for the first time on 4 June 2011 in military operations over Libya as part of Operation Unified Protector," NATO said in a statement on Saturday.
"The targets struck included military vehicles, military equipment and fielded forces" of the Gaddafi regime, said the statement, without detailing exactly where the strikes had taken place.
“This successful engagement demonstrates the unique capabilities brought to bear by attack helicopters,” Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, commander in chief of the NATO mission in Libya, said.
