{"id":690,"date":"2011-03-04T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T19:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog1\/?p=690"},"modified":"2011-10-20T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T19:38:55","slug":"next-stop-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog1\/next-stop-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Stop, Libya?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Opinion: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2011\/03\/03\/AR2011030304239.html\">From Baghdad to Benghazi<\/a> By Charles Krauthammer &#8211; 4 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Voices around the world, from Europe to America to Libya, are calling for U.S. intervention to help bring down Moammar Gaddafi. Yet for bringing down Saddam Hussein, the United States has been denounced variously for aggression, deception, arrogance and imperialism&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Newsletter comment<\/span>: It does seem strange to me that while many have been screaming about getting our troops out of Iraq &amp; Afghanistan, they now seemingly can&#8217;t wait to send our stretched forces into Africa.\u00a0 Guess it depends on what your cause is?\u00a0 Even Sen. McCain is pushing to establish a no-fly zone in Libya. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whatever the decision it will be our brave troops that will pay the price if they get the green light. Remember the folly in Somalia? Best intentions but with no resolve from the Clinton White House when things turned ugly.\u00a0 &#8211; <em>Roger Young<\/em>, editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defense.gov\/news\/newsarticle.aspx?id=63031\">U.S. Military Aircraft to Deliver Libya-related Aid<\/a> &#8211; <em>DoD<\/em> &#8211; 4 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/03\/09\/pentagon-gates-ruled-fly-zone-libya\/\">Clinton: No-Fly Zone Over Libya Cannot be U.S.-Led Effort<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> 9 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/03\/ap-officials-us-readying-no-fly-zone-for-libya-031711\/\">U.S. readying plans to enforce Libya no-fly zone<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 17 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/03\/18\/obama-address-libya-crisis-qaddafi-declares-cease-vote\/\">Obama Warns Qaddafi to Stop Attacks or Face Consequences<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 18 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/03\/ap-obama-no-land-invasion-in-libya-032311\/\">Obama: No ground invasion in Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 23 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/canadafreepress.com\/index.php\/article\/34754\">2,200 Marines Go To Libya, \u2018What Happened to No Boots on the Ground\u2019?<\/a> &#8211; <em>CanadaFreePress<\/em> &#8211; 23 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opinion: <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704604704576221142167651286.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop\">The Speech Obama Hasn&#8217;t Given What are we doing in Libya?<\/a> <em>Americans deserve an explanation.<\/em> By Peggy Noonan &#8211; 25 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>President&#8217;s address &#8211; 28 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hUXEiwJiKj4\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:560px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_hUXEiwJiKj4\"><div id=\"lyte_hUXEiwJiKj4\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hUXEiwJiKj4\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hUXEiwJiKj4\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hUXEiwJiKj4\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"560\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:560px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/03\/ap-gates-mullen-testify-on-libya-mission-033111\/\">Gates, Mullen downplay nature of Libya mission<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 31 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/04\/01\/world\/africa\/01civilians.html?_r=2\">NATO Warns Rebels Against Attacking Civilians<\/a> &#8211; <em>New York Times<\/em> &#8211; 31 Mar 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/04\/ap-us-ending-its-air-combat-role-in-libya-040111\/\">U.S. ending its air combat role in Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 1 Apr 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2011\/04\/07\/general-consider-sending-troops-libya\/?test=latestnews\">U.S. General: We May Consider Sending Troops Into Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 7 Apr 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/at-nato-summit-us-resists-calls-for-greater-engagement-in-libya\/2011\/04\/14\/AFn3IRcD_story.html\">At NATO summit, U.S. resists calls for greater engagement in Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Washington Post<\/em> &#8211; 14 Apr 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opinion: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/2011\/04\/20\/qaddafi-crazy-like-fox-emulated-success-rommel-famous-desert-fox-70-years-ago\/\">Qaddafi May Be Crazy Like a Fox, But He Has Also Emulated the Success of Rommel, the Famous &#8216;Desert Fox&#8217; From 70 Years Ago<\/a> by Martin Sieff &#8211; 20 Apr 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/04\/21\/obama-approves-use-predator-drones-libya\/\">Obama Approves Use of Predator Drones in Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 21 Apr 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8220;The U.S. is not at war with Libya and has not taken sides, but President Obama nevertheless has signed off on the use of armed predator drones in the North African nation that has been torn by a weeks-old bloody conflict, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Newsletter comment<\/span>:\u00a0 Not a war, not taking sides, and where is the Congressional Resolution authorizing this action? &#8211; Roger Young, editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/06\/ap-house-puts-off-vote-on-libya-resolution-060111\/\">House puts off vote on Libya resolution<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 1 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/06\/03\/house-chides-obama-over-libya\/\">House Chides Obama Over Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 3 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defense.gov\/news\/newsarticle.aspx?id=64173\">Gates Cautions Against Ending U.S. Support in Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>DoD<\/em> &#8211; 3 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/06\/ap-divisions-delay-senate-work-on-libya-resolution-060711\/\">Divisions delay Senate work on Libya resolution<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 7 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/politics.blogs.foxnews.com\/2011\/06\/14\/boehner-blasts-obama-libya?test=latestnews\">Boehner Blasts Obama on Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 14 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/06\/15\/president-obamas-letter-to-house-speaker-boehner-on-war-powers-resolution\/\">President Obama&#8217;s Letter to Congress on the War Powers Resolution and the U.S. Mission in Libya<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 15 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/06\/18\/obama-sided-against-2-top-administration-lawyers-in-libya-debate\/\">Obama Reportedly Sided Against 2 Top Administration Lawyers in Libya War Debate<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 18 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2011\/06\/18\/nato-accuses-qaddafi-brutally-attacking-libyan-people\/\">NATO: Airstrike Mistakenly Hit Libyan Rebels<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 18 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/06\/19\/gates-defends-libya-action-minus-congressional-ok\/\">Gates Defends Libya Action Minus Congressional OK<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 19 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2011\/06\/24\/house-weighs-cutting-off-funds-for-libya-mission\/\">House Rebukes Obama on Libya, Stops Short of Funding Cutoff<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 24 Jun 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2011\/08\/ap-libyan-rebels-take-tripoli-gadhafi-location-unknown-082211\/\">Euphoric rebels control much of Libyan capital<\/a> &#8211; <em>ArmyTimes<\/em> &#8211; 22 Aug 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2011\/10\/20\/muammar-qaddafi-captured-in-libya-commander-says\/\">Muammar Qaddafi Killed, Libya&#8217;s Prime Minister Confirms<\/a> &#8211; <em>FoxNews<\/em> &#8211; 20 Oct 11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opinion: From Baghdad to Benghazi By Charles Krauthammer &#8211; 4 Mar 11 &#8220;Voices around the world, from Europe to America to Libya, are calling for U.S. intervention to help bring down Moammar Gaddafi. 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