It’s a mess, but a very important mess
There is little doubt that America’s foray into Libya is a mess, concedes Ernest Istook in Newsmax. Just the same, he says, that is no reason to abandon our allies. We can still correct our course and...
View ArticleThe challenge after Tripoli
Our opinion: Victory for Libya’s rebels, with U.S. support, shouldn’t obscure lingering questions about who decides when America goes to war. With Libyan rebels now in Tripoli, it’s tempting to credit...
View ArticleThe worst may be yet to come
While it’s tempting to celebrate the end of the Gadhafi regime, there’s no cause for euphoria, says Glenn Greenwald in Salon. Just like the demise of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, it’s what happens after the...
View ArticleCould Libya be new jewel of Arab world?
Where will Libya be in ten years? That’s the question posed by Daniel Serwer in Foreign Policy. While Libya’s future is uncertain and clearly full of challenges, Serwer believes that Libya stands a...
View ArticleLibya vindicates Obama…and the neocons
Conservatives and liberals alike have some rethinking to do about their theories on the Middle East, writes columnist/cartoonist David Horsey. What’s happened lately in Libya and other countries has...
View ArticleA new start in Libya
Our opinion:As Libyans forge a new government, the United States shouldn’t forget to fine-tune its own. This war worked out, but where was Congress’ approval? Moammar Gadhafi’s death is good news for...
View ArticleIs Bachmann just being misunderstood?
Republican presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann is under some fire for a comment about President Barack Obama’s handling of Libya. Here’s what she said in last week’s debate: “Now with the president,...
View ArticleLessons from Gadhafi’s fall
What lesson will North Korea draw from the fall of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya? Never, ever give up your nuclear arsenal, say Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz in The Atlantic. This makes disarming...
View ArticleAfter spring, the Arab deluge
Our opinion: Attacks on American diplomatic missions must be answered. The answers must be right. Let’s put aside for the moment all the politics, intrigue, hate and stupidity behind the sudden...
View ArticleRomney’s performance panned in swing states
Mitt Romney’s comments criticizing the Obama administration over the situation in Egypt based on faulty information drew a round of criticism from newspapers in swing states today. Here’s a sampling...
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