{"id":346174,"date":"2011-03-29T00:35:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T00:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/29\/u-s-official-fewer-assets-devoted-to-libya-already\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T00:35:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T00:35:51","slug":"u-s-official-fewer-assets-devoted-to-libya-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/u-s-official-fewer-assets-devoted-to-libya-already\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. official: Fewer assets devoted to Libya already"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"62.276999275187\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link -->       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"41.882535211268\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><!-- PURGE: \/2011\/US\/03\/28\/us.libya.military\/t1larg.libya.devotion.afp.gi.jpg --><!-- KEEP --><!--===========CAPTION==========--><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>Smoke billows as Libyan rebels progress westward from Bin Jawad toward Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s hometown of Sirte on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--===========\/CAPTION=========--><!-- \/PURGE: \/2011\/US\/03\/28\/us.libya.military\/t1larg.libya.devotion.afp.gi.jpg --> <!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>At least 2 ships not involved in daily operations now<\/li>\n<li>U.S. doesn&#8217;t need to be able to fire as many Tomahawk missiles, official says<\/li>\n<li>Presence won&#8217;t be drastically reduced yet<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>(CNN)<\/b> &#8212; The U.S. military has already reduced its day-to-day presence in the operation in and around Libya, according to a defense official.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the ships have peeled off, but are still in the region,&#8221; said the official, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the mission. <\/p>\n<p>At least two of the ships involved in the initial phase of establishing the no-fly zone over Libya are no longer involved in day-to-day operations, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. still &#8220;would still keep the capability to fire Tomahawk missiles, but they&#8217;re not needed as much. 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Bill Gortney told reporters at the Pentagon on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>While drawing down on the assets that can fire Tomahawk missiles, the official said the U.S. would not drastically reduce its presence while Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s forces are still capable of mounting resistance and attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You still see anti-aircraft fire shooting off at night, which means the capability is still there&#8221; to shoot down planes, the official said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to get too low on manpower, not yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.5137855579869\">\n<div readability=\"3.7692307692308\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6.5029239766082\">\n<div readability=\"8.9415204678363\">\n<p>Once called the &#8220;mad dog of the Middle East,&#8221; Libya&#8217;s flamboyant leader, Moammar Gadhafi, has ruled the north African nation for 42 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.6341463414634\">\n<div readability=\"7.2439024390244\">\n<p>Interactive map gives background on U.N.-authorized intervention in Libya, as well as the latest developments in Libya&#8217;s civil war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.4869565217391\">\n<div readability=\"5.2347826086957\">\n<p>Follow CNN correspondents on the ground as they report on conflict in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.353982300885\">\n<div readability=\"5.0796460176991\">\n<p>Peter Bergen warns against comparing U.S. involvement in two different conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.3475177304965\">\n<div readability=\"6.5815602836879\">\n<p>Are you in the Middle East or North Africa? 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