Gates: No-fly zone is more work than you think

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Speaking to a House Congressional committee, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned that a no-fly zone involves much more than simple air patrols to protect rebel forces.


“A no-fly zone begins with an attack on Libya to destroy the air defenses and then you can fly planes around the country and not worry about our guys being shot down,” Gates said. “But that’s the way it starts.”

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