The Administration says no; the Libyan operations "are distinct from the kind of 'hostilities' contemplated" by the law.
He agreed Britain could sustain the Libyan operation for as long as necessary.
American oilmen have been quietly negotiating in recent months in hopes of resuming Libyan operations if the Bush administration ends or modifies the economic embargo.
In fact, if this is a Libyan operation, there seems to be no specific reason for it.
In addition, the Syrian-based group's activities bore similarities to the Libyan operation.
It has been one of the key bases for recent Libyan operations in battles with Chad.
Everything, including intelligence data, pointed to a solely Libyan operation in retaliation for President Reagan's bombing of Tripoli in 1986.
If the objective of the Libyan operation was to get rid of Gadaffi than it, indeed, was a success, though quite a bloody one.
A document pertaining to Soviet and Libyan operations in Fiji.
Exxon and Mobil left their Libyan operations by January 1983.