Monday, March 28, 2011

Our Sons & Daughters in Libya - Fighting for France

Will Saletan, Slate
Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates went on the Sunday shows to defend the U.S. military intervention in Libya. They emphasized its "humanitarian" motives, noting repeatedly that Muammar Qaddafi had vowed to crush his domestic adversaries with "no mercy." But under interrogation, Gates and Clinton exposed what's really driving our participation in the Libya campaign: the wishes of other governments.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/28/our_sons_amp_daughters_in_libya_-_fighting_for_france_252799.html

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