For A 'Non-War' In Libya Why Are U.S. Forces Involved Receiving Hazard Pay?

Troops Engaged in Libya Campaign Are Receiving ‘Imminent Danger Pay’ -- New York Times

WASHINGTON – United States troops participating in the NATO-led campaign in Libya are receiving “imminent danger pay.” Does that make it harder to argue that the American military component of the mission does not rise to the level of “hostilities,” as the Obama administration contends?

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the Defense Department had decided in April that service-members in Libyan airspace and in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya would receive an extra $225 a month because they were in “imminent danger.” The extra pay was retroactive to the start of the intervention in March.

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Update: U.S. Forces Over Libya Receiving Hazard Pay, Despite Claim Mission Not 'Hostilities' -- FOX News

My Comment: Conor Friedersdorf at the Atlantic adds more to the argument that U.S. involvement in Libya is actually a war commitment.