NATO Impotent: Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #4 (April 28)
The world’s greatest military alliance, NATO, has been issuing these pathetic public statements about having hit, e.g., six tanks and five “technicals” here or there….
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The Human Cost: Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #3 (April 26)
While the international coaltion hesitates to take decisive action to remove Qaddafi from power, the human cost rises. Qaddafi’s forces unleased artillery attacks on Misrata’s…
Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #2 (April 23)
Qaddafi’s troops are reported to have withdrawn from the siege of Misurata. See Charles Levinson (Misrata), “Libyan Rebels Drive Army Out of Misrata,” Wall Street…
Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #1 (April 22)
For vivid accounts of what is happening right now in Misurata, see Andrew Malone, “The moment a Libyan sniper targeted two Mailmen, firing a bullet…
Obama’s Debacle in Libya
The great tragdy that is unfolding in Libya is a tragedy foretold by many keen and dispassionate observers. See also The Trenchant Observer, “Libya —…
Shooting Straight About Military Operations in Libya
President Obama and his National Security team dragged their feet until the very last moment, before they gave support to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973…
Libya—America Abdicates Global Leadership in Struggle for Democracy
Today is a sad day for the Observer, as America abdicates its moral leadership in world affairs by adopting the role of mere spectator of…
Libya and “The Audacity to Act”
The Audacity to Act We are watching in Libya an authoritarian state use the weapons of modern warfare to put down protests which were peaceful,…