From the New York Times As the militiamen saw it, they had the best of intentions. They assaulted another militia at a seaside base here this week to rescue a woman who had been abducted. When the guns fell silent, briefly, the scene that unfolded felt as chaotic as Libya’s revolution these days — a [...]
Libya
A regional war
Thomas Ricks points out that this isn’t a war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and now Yemen, it’s starting to feel like a war against an entire region. Why doesn’t anyone ever tell me these things? I knew the United States conducted drone strikes a few years ago, including one that killed an American citizen on [...]
Another American War / Another Arab State
Thomas Ricks discusses six things to consider when thinking about an American no-fly zone over Libya. Here are some of the issues that need to be examined. Anyone who advocates a no-fly zone should be required to answer them. I wish everyone talking about imposing a no-fly zone on Libya would take a deep breath. [...]
