Libya: Too Much, Too Late -- Richard N. Haass, Politico
The United States has now embarked on its third war of choice in less than a decade. And like the 2003 Iraq war and the Afghan war after 2009, this war of choice is ill-advised.
Libya is a war of choice for two reasons. First, U.S. interests are decidedly less than vital. Libya accounts for only 2 percent of world oil production. The scale of the humanitarian crisis is not unique; indeed, this is not strictly speaking a humanitarian intervention. It is a decision to participate in Libya’s civil war.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Arab Forces Stepping Up -- David Axe, The Diplomat
Standing up to the west isn't enough to save Assad -- David Hirst, The Guardian
The Saudi intervention in Bahrain will fuel sectarianism, not stifle it -- Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian
United States begins a new war, what happens to Afghanistan? -- Reuters
Petraeus’s progress in Afghanistan — and Washington -- Fred Hiatt, Washington Post
US embassy cables: Who will succeed Saleh in Yemen? -- The Guardian
Yemen needs balance, not another strongman -- Brian Whitaker, The Guardian
The Arab awakening reaches Syria -- The Economist
Syria: The End Of Hama Rules? -- Dominic Waghorn, SKY News
Arab Spring: Is a Revolution Starting Up in Syria? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
Watching Cuba -- Philip Bowring, New York Times
Why Obama Went to Brazil -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
Aftershocks from Japan -- Stephen S. Roach, JoongAng Daily
The irresponsible U.S. biofuel policy only increases global hunger -- Bjorn Lomborg, Daily Star
Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis On The Libyan War
Libya’s Coming Insurgency -- Steven Metz, The Independent
Boots On The Ground? -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Allies’ Lack of Exit Plan Risks Dividing Libya With Qaddafi Keeping Power -- Leon Mangasarian, Bloomberg
Robert Gates has exposed a split in the Government -- Benedict Brogan, The Telegraph
Key Dem: Attacks on Libya 'because of oil' -- Michael O'Brien, The Hill
Defining Our Objectives in Libya -- Abe Greenwald, Commentary
Early success in Libya campaign but what's next is unclear -- Stars And Stripes
Target in Libya Is Clear; Intent Is Not -- Helene Cooper and David E. Sanger, New York Times
New U.S. role marks a shift in global order -- Peter Worthington, National Post
The British lion roars over Libya: is this the return of Great Britain as a world power? -- Niles Gardiner, The Telegraph
Don't Bet on a Brief - or Limited - War in Libya -- Tony Karon, Time
Why the U.S. Went to War: Inside the White House Debate on Libya -- Massimo Calabresi, Time
Libya: It's not our fight -- L.A. Times editorial
Why Libya 2011 is not Iraq 2003 -- Peter Bergen, CNN
What is the Libya endgame? -- Ben Smith & Byron Tau, Politico
We Don't Know What We Are Doing -- David Warren, Real Clear Politics
A Call from the Colonel: Gaddafi and His Bunker -- Howard Chua-Eoan, Time
The challenge of Libya can only get tougher -- The Telegraph
In Libya, an unstated mission -- Baltimore Sun editorial
Libya: Air Strikes and the Road to Ajdabiya -- Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker
Obama’s disastrous U.N. resolution -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post
Libya intervention: What's the endgame? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
Costs of Libya operation already piling up -- Yahoo News
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