Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis On The Libyan War

How French Jets Saved Libya's Rebels At The Last Minute -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

International airstrikes led first by France devastated an armored column loyal to Muammar Qaddafi overnight – saving the rebellion with little time to spare.

Last Thursday night, with Muammar Qaddafi’s forces drawing ever closer to the Libyan rebel capital of Benghazi, the United Nations Security Council promised action to protect Libyan civilians, touching off street parties across the country’s liberated east.

Mr. Qaddafi responded by declaring a cease-fire only to break it hours later by resuming the shelling of civilian neighborhoods in the contested towns of Misratah and Ajdabiya.

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Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis On The War In Libya

Can NATO Topple the Gaddafi Regime? -- Richard Fernandez, Belmont Club/Pajamas Media
This Week at War: Quagmire Ahead: International airpower will be enough to escalate the civil war in Libya, but not to win it. -- Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy
Libya Uprising Raises Crucial Questions on Rebels -- Yaroslav Trofimov and Charles Levinson, Wall Street Journal
Libya: the West and al-Qaeda on the same side -- Richard Spencer, The Telegraph
Saving the Libyan Islamists -- John Rosenthal, Pajamas Media
Doyle McManus: Letting others lead in Libya -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times
Libyan Raids Show Obama Doctrine in Action -- Adam Entous And Laura Meckler, Wall Street Journal
Mister Obama finds a war -- Bangkok Post editorial
Obama’s shift toward military action in Libya -- Scott Wilson and Joby Warrick, Washington Post
Inside the White House-Congress meeting on Libya -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy
Serious Doubts Raised About Obama's War In Libya -- FOX News
If the Founding Fathers could see Obama now -- Janet Daly, The Telegraph
What is the Libya endgame? -- Ben Smith & Byrin Tau, Politico
Obama Attacks Libya, and Where's Congress? -- J.B. Williams, American Thinker
This time, keep promise to rebels -- Jeff Jacoby, Boston.com
The chimes of freedom ring in Benghazi -- Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star
A Coalition Isn’t an Endgame -- Max Boot, Commentary
Obama's Illegal War -- Washington Times editorial
Now Libyans can finish their revolution -- The Observer editorial
On Libya, Will vs. Wolfowitz -- Robert Costa, National Review
Obama's Libya Strategy Driven By Politics -- IBD Editorial
Hillary's war
Clinton Leading the charge into Libya for Obama administration -- John Podhoretz, New York Post
Libya: Who's who in Gaddafi's inner circle -- The Telegraph
Libya conflict: war on Gaddafi is personal – and he is unlikely to retreat -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Return of the global policeman -- Doug Saunders, Globe And Mail
Allied mission in Libya has two-prong goal. Effectiveness of strike to be determined -- Robert Burns, Boston.com/AP
Confronting Gadhafi Is Not Enough -- Tony Blair, Wall Street Journal
The Libya tightrope -- L.A. Times editorial
Libya: How a No-Fly Zone Can Become a Red Hot Mess -- Vivienne Walt, Time
War With Libya Looms -- Mark Thompson, Time
The Best Military Option for Libya -- Michael O'Hanlon, Daily Beast
On Libya, Suspicious Minds -- Peter Catapano
No-fly zone in Libya: Will it work? -- The Economist
What's our plan?? 'No-fly zone' is no solution -- James Jay Carafano, New York Post
Libya crisis: the unspoken mission is to topple Gaddafi -- General Sir Richard Dannatt, The Telegraph
Qaddafi Must Go -- Max Boot, Weekly Standard
Libya: it's the coalition of the willing – but can it hold? -- Patrick Hennessy, Kim Willsher and Alex Spillius, The Telegraph
Libya: why Col Gaddafi will fight to the bitter end -- Richard Spencer, The Telegraph
Viewpoint: How Libya Became a French and British War -- Michael Elliott, Time