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=Conflicts between the United States and Libya= My topic is about conflicts between the U.S. and Libya.The conflicts started when the U.S. and other allied forces in the [|Cold War] bombed Libya in April 1986.[1] The reason why is there was a Russian in Libya.[1] Some other conflicts are that the 2011 Libyan rebels are joining forces with the U.S. millatary[2]

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Present Day Conflicts
Libyan rebels are exporting the oil to the U.S.[2] They are doing this because we made a deal with them that we will arm them if they do.[3] The U.S. is angry at Gaddafi for useing children in his army of [|mercenaries]. The reason why Gaddafi has an army of mercenaries is because he got rid of the Libyan army so nobody could take control of the army an overthrow him. Also Gaddafi is trying to surrender because of [|NATO] bombings. This Is a video of a Libyan kid that was found on a Libyan ship. He was going to be used as bate for the U.S. army so the mercenaries could ambush the soldiers but luckily the kid escaped. This is the battle for Al Brega.

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Past Conflicts
In the Cold War allied forces bombed Libya because there was a Russian hiding in Libya.[1] You see the Cold War was when the Russians became our enemy.[1] Also in the Cold War Gaddafi was allied with the Russians so its like the Libyan army is part of the Russian army.[1] Pan Am Flight 103 was when two Libyan terriosts snuck on to the plane and bombed a plane named Pan Am.[5] When the plane exploded it was at Lockerbie, Scotland. Some people say that Gadaffi ordered the two men to bomb the plane.[5] 243 passengers were killed and 16 crew members were also killed.[5]

Retrived from Wikipedia[1] 1× missed 4× aborts 1× lost || 13 || 3 || (fmr. [|Wheelus Air Base]) || 6× F-111F || 72× [|Mk 82] 500 lb (230 kg) RDB || 5× bombed 1× abort || 60 || - || 1× abort on deck || 70 || 2 || 24× Mk 82 500 lb RDB || 6× bombed 2× aborts || 60× Mk 20 12× Mk 82 || - || networks || Tripoli || 6× A-7E || 8× [|Shrike] 16× [|HARM] || all aircraft fired |||| 8× Shrike 16× HARM || 20× HARM || all aircraft fired |||| 4× Shrike 20× HARM || 48 missiles ||~ 35 bombed 1 missed 1 lost 8 aborts ||||~ 227 hits 5 misses 48 homing missiles ||
 * ~ Target ||||~ Planned ||||||~ Actual ||
 * ^  ||~ Aircraft ||~ Bombing ||~ Aircraft ||~ Hit ||~ Miss ||
 * [|Bab al-Azizia] barracks || 9× F-111F || 36× [|GBU-10] 2,000 lb (910 kg) LGB || 3× bombed
 * Murat Sidi Bilal camp || 3× F-111F || 12× GBU-10 2,000 lb LGB || all bombed || 12 || - ||
 * Tripoli airfield
 * Jamahiriyah (Benghazi) barracks || 7× A-6E || 84× Mk 82 500 lb RDB || 6× bombed
 * Benina airfield || 8× A-6E || 72× Mk 20 500 lb CBU
 * Air defense
 * ^  || Benghazi || 6× F/A-18 || 4× Shrike
 * ~ Totals ||~ 45 aircraft ||~ 300 bombs

The Conflicts That Started The war with the U.S. and Libya 2011
Well it started when Libya did not give us the oil when they signed a treaty with us after the bomings in 1986. The treaty said that Libya would give the U.S. some of there oil. But the problem is Libya didn't give the U.S. the oil so we bombed them again on March, 2011.[4]

References
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 * 1) "Bombing of Libya (1986)." //Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. [].
 * 2) "Libya and Mid-East crisis as it happened: Friday." //BBC News//. 2 Apr. 2011. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. [].
 * 1) "CNN World News Libya." //CNN World News//. Web. 6 Apr. 2011. <[]>.
 * 2) "New York Times Libya." //New York Times World News//. Web. 15 Apr. 2011. [].
 * 3) "Pan Am Flight 103." //Wikipedia the free encyclopedia//. Web. 21 Apr. 2011. .