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Today as American Naval aviators in the Mediterranean wait off shore to fly combat missions against the Libyan Army, as Marines wait for the call to go ashore to rescue a downed pilot, or as Air Force pilots fly combat air patrol, we are confident that all military orders will be met with the same professionalism and skill we have come to expect of our all-volunteer force. The valor and loyalty of the men and women of our nation’s armed forces have never been in question.

And yet despite that certainty, many Americans view our military intervention in Libya with anxiety and uncertainty. They’re wondering why U.S. forces are once again engaged in combat action against an Arab regime in the Middle East. They’re wondering when this operation will end; and when their loved ones will return. And they’re asking another reasonable question; ‘What is the mission?’ 

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