Charles Krauthammer: The professor’s war By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER 2011-03-24 President Obama is proud of how he put together the Libyan operation. A model of international cooperation. All the necessary paperwork. Arab League backing. A Security Council resolution. (Everything but a resolution from the Congress of the United States, a minor inconvenience for a citizen of […]
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IBD Editorials By CHUCK DEVORE • DeVore served in the California Legislature from 2004 to 2010. He is a lieutenant colonel (retired) in the U.S. Army Reserve and served as a special assistant for foreign affairs in the Reagan-era Pentagon. He studied abroad at the American University in Cairo in 1984-85. 03/24/2011First in a series
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DAILY MAIL By Daily Mail Reporter 23rd March 2011 Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated French propose a new political ‘committee’ to oversee operations Germany pulls equipment out of NATO coalition over disagreement over campaign’s direction Italians accuse French of backing NATO in exchange for oil contracts
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March 21, 2011 The War Against the Jews Goes On By Ed Koch The latest Palestinian violence against Israelis, and the continuing abandonment of Israel by most of the international community, inevitably bring to mind the abandonment of the Jews during the Holocaust. Just this past week, a document emerged which raises disturbing new questions
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MARCH 21, 2011 Too many commanders in chief could save Gadhafi and undermine U.S. interests. America’s founders gave the powers of Commander in Chief to the President because they knew that war had to be prosecuted with determination, discipline and the national interest foremost in mind. By marked contrast, the use of force against Libya
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MARCH 21, 2011 Airstrikes Boost Rebel Forces; U.S. Lauds Efforts, but Some Partners Show Unease By SAM DAGHER in Tripoli, YAROSLAV TROFIMOV in Benghazi, Libya, and NATHAN HODGE in Washington With targeted air strikes that pummeled troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, the international coalition easily created a no-fly zone in Libya’s north. WSJ’s Neil Hickey
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MARCH 19, 2011, 10:19 P.M. ET Allied Forces Attack Libya U.S. and coalition forces launched military strikes against Libya, a calculated gamble that a rapid, and substantial attack could knock out loyalist support for strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Armor and artillery loyal to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi pounded the rebel-held city of Benghazi today
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The Daily OH, HILL NO Obama’s indecision on Libya has pushed Clinton over the edge By Joshua Hersh Thursday, March 17, 2011 Fed up with a president “who can’t make his mind up” as Libyan rebels are on the brink of defeat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is looking to the exits. At the tail end of
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MARCH 15, 2011 Gadhafi Closes In, as Allies Huddle Regime Presses Rebels Near Their Stronghold, as U.N. Again Debates No-Fly Zone; U.S. Appoints Liaison to Opposition By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV in Ajdabiya, Libya, JOE LAURIA at the United Nations and JAY SOLOMON in Washington Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi closed in on key rebel
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MARCH 6, 2011, 7:57 P.M. ET Will the U.S. let Gadhafi slaughter his way back to power? The battle for Libya has reached a bloody impasse. Moammar Gadhafi continues to hold Tripoli, but his sons and mercenaries have been unable to break the uprising or retake the country’s east. Having loudly declared that Gadhafi “needs
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