Canadian general to take NATO command of Libya

[AntZ]

Canadian general to take NATO command of Libya

AP



TORONTO – A Canadian general will take over command of the NATO mission in Libya.

Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Friday that Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard has been designated to lead the alliance's military campaign in Libya.

Bouchard is stationed in Naples, Italy, at the Allied Joint Force Command.

Bouchard's recent job was deputy commander of NORAD, reporting to an American general.

"He will be commander of the NATO operations, yet to be fully defined NATO operations," MacKay said.

The international coalition confronting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has agreed to put NATO in charge of enforcing the no-fly zone. It was still trying to hammer out a deal to relieve U.S. forces of command of all military operations in the country.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have both said that American command of the operations would last only a few days.

[FBD]

reminds me of adam sandler's "they're all gonna laugh at you" - the one with the ball player talking shit out in left field, talking shit, then the batter hits the ball right at him, and hits him...

writing on the ground, "here.....t-t-t-Take the BALL!" *boots*

"Way to kick it in, Pele"

[Godfather]

I thought an American Admiral was in Command of NATO right now?



Fuck, why us again... I hope nobody has any high expectations about the 'peace keeping country' The guy does sound qualified enough though I guess.

[RBP]

I thought an American Admiral was in Command of NATO right now?

Fuck, why us again... I hope nobody has any high expectations about the 'peace keeping country' The guy does sound qualified enough though I guess.

Yeah try not to drag us into your endless wars please.

[Deepsepia]

Canadian makes sense for an operation with French and UK elements . . . not many American or UK military speak good French, but General Bouchard is Quebecois . . . this operation is a case where being really fluent and perfectly bilingual is going to be useful.