THEN:Last week: Mike Huckabee on ground troops in Libya.
It's one thing to destroy air targets. I think the president is exactly right -- we do not want to commit ground troops. We don't have them to commit.
We're in two theatres of war now -- Iraq and Afghanistan. We just don't have any more forces available for any prolonged situation, at all.
NOWOn his radio program, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee suggested that ground troops would be necessary in Libya.
One thing you'd think would be common knowledge by now is that you can't win a war with air power alone. You can bomb until the rubble turns to gravel, but at some point, foot soldiers have to go in and finish the dirty job. Ironically, foot soldiers may turn out to be the Achilles heel of the Libya operation," Huckabee said. "For the rebels to regain the upper hand, might require the allies to either arm them — which backfired in Afghanistan — or put our own boots on the ground to fight Qadhafi on their behalf. President Obama has already said 'no' to both those options.
