Defense Secretary Robert Gates and others said the U.S. military’s role will lessen in coming days as other countries take on more missions and the need declines for large-scale offensive action. Tomahawk cruise missiles fired by U.S. ships and submarines off Libya’s coast were a part of that action. Senior Defense officials the attacks thus far had reduced Libya’s air defense capabilities by more than 50 percent.
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