Tag Archives: Libya

The National Interest: Daniel R. DePetris: 10 Questions to Ask Before Intervening in Libya Again

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat It’s not that intervening in Libya in 2011 was the wrong decision. The American, European, as well as Arab intervention there saved as many as a hundred-thousand lives from the Libyan governmental forces. It was the aftermath … Continue reading →

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RAND: Christopher S. Chivvis: Libya, The Somalia on The Mediterranean?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by kireschneider

Source:RAND Corporation Unlike the War in Iraq, America and Europe went into the Libya and knocked out the Gadaffi Regime and let the Libyan rebels take over to try to build their own government and society for the people. Iraq … Continue reading →

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Hoover Institution: Karl W. Eikenberry: A Grand Strategy For Failed States

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:Hoover Institution Here’s my definition of a failed state. A state that can’t defend itself even against domestic threats whether the government is a good peaceful responsible government, or an authoritarian regime with a bad human rights record. That would … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: Alan J. Kuperman: ‘How Barack Obama Failed Libya’

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Foreign Affairs– free at last in Libya? “On March 17, 2011, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1973, spearheaded by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, authorizing military intervention in Libya. The goal, Obama explained, was to save the … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Brooks & Marcus on President Obama’s Surveillance Reforms, Benghazi

Posted on January 17, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The speech on national intelligence that President Obama gave, was almost a speech that he had to give because of the political situation with so many Americans on both the Left and Right. Worried about government … Continue reading →

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The Daily Beast: John Avlon, Meghan McCain & Mike Moynahan: Real Housewives of the CIA

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source: The Daily Beast: John Avlon, Meghan McCain & Mike Moynahan: Real Housewives of the CIA Sounds like a real reality TV show in the works, perhaps Megan McCain will produce it. You heard that here first. As far as … Continue reading →

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