Born to shoot down Soviet jets, the Lockheed Martin plane sat idle for nine years before finding a mission.
"What we've got to do is understand this is a battle of moderation and modernity versus extremism and reactionary politics," Blair said.
The U.S., along with some of its Arab allies, began bombing the stronghold of the Islamic State group in Syria early Tuesday morning.
Airstrikes by the U.S. and several Arab allies killed at least 20 ISIS militants, but also reportedly claimed the lives of eight civilians.
Italian authorities sent boats to the scene and 55 people have been rescued.
The Ajnad Misr militant group claimed responsibility for the blast in a statement posted on its official Twitter account.
Ten people were assassinated in Benghazi in just 24 hours. One of the victims was just 17 years old.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the actor's global fame and passion for the planet will help bring awareness to the climate threat.
Thinni, Libya’s acting prime minister since March, had sought to reassert control over the strife-torn country by naming a new cabinet.
The House voted 273 to 156 to authorize the plan, a test of support for Obama's campaign to "degrade and destroy" ISIS.
Islamist fighters tried to advance on Libya's Benghazi airport, killing nine soldiers and wounding at least 30.
Qatar denied a claim by Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni that the country supplied rebel forces with planes and weapons.
The increase in the number of refugees dying in boat sinkings is directly related to the outbreak of conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Africa.
Around 500 migrants were said to be on the boat that traffickers rammed and sank.
Libya's prime minister said that three military planes loaded with weapons landed at a rebel-held airport, about five miles east of Tripoli.
The new group, reportedly named "soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria," accused al Qaeda of “deviating from the true path.”
Migrants have been streaming out of North Africa, mostly lawless Libya, in rickety boats in rising numbers for years.
Analysts say Libya is turning into a conflict zone for competing regional powers.
Sunni Arab states have expressed support for the U.S. campaign President Barack Obama announced last week to destroy the Islamic State.
As Islamist militants fight for Benghazi, Libya moves closer to becoming a place where people with radical agendas are at home.
Paris-based International Energy Agency called the recent oil demand slowdown "nothing short of remarkable."
After President Obama vowed to destroy ISIS in Syria, speculation mounts over how the U.S. and it allies will accomplish that goal.