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Obama Defends US Action In Libya

Item: Obama strongly defends US military action in Libya/Ben Feller, Associated Press

More Info: Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a betrayal of who we are." Yet he ruled out targeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a costly mistake. Obama announced that NATO would take command over the entire Libya operation on Wednesday, keeping his pledge to get the U.S. out of the lead but offering no estimate on when the conflict might end. (AP photo)

Question: Sorry, but I think Obama's intervention in Libya is over-the-top when we're still involved in Iraq and Afghanistan. And we're bleeding revenue. Anyone disagree with me?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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