Monday, March 28, 2011

Libya Is Not In Our "Vital Interst" But The US Will Be There For Months



Gates, Clinton: Libya Not A 'Vital Interest,' But US Could Be There For Months -- Christian Science Monitor

Secretary of Defense Gates and Secretary of State Clinton say the US-led military action in Libya is going well. But while Libya is not a 'vital interest,' the US could be there for months.

On the eve of President Obama’s major speech on the rationale for going to war in Libya, senior officials say the joint military effort there is going well.

But they add that additional US weaponry might be needed to attack Muammar Qaddafi’s forces on the ground, and they hold out the possibility that it might be months before the military mission is over.

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Gates: Libya was not 'a vital interest'; Clinton: President took the 'best available option' -- The Hill
Defense Secretary: Libya Did Not Pose Threat to U.S., Was Not 'Vital National Interest' to Intervene -- ABC News
Gates Says Libya Not Vital National Interest -- Wall Street Journal
Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Libya not 'vital interest' for U.S. -- New York Daily News
Gates: Libya not ‘a vital interest’ for US, but part of region that’s of vital US interest -- Washington Post
Gates and Clinton Unite to Defend Libya Intervention, and Say It May Last Awhile --- New York Times
Gates: No Idea How Long U.S. Military Could Be Involved in Libya -- FOX News
How Long Will U.S. Forces be Involved in Libya? White House Says Nobody Knows -- ABC News
Gates, Clinton defend Libya strategy -- ABC News (Australia)
Meet The Press: Hillary Big-Foots Bob Gates -- News Busters

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