Friday, March 18, 2011

Skeptical of a Libya No-Fly Zone

Stanley Kurtz, National Review
I've been traveling lately, with no time for Corner posting. Before we see what's about to unfold in Libya, however, I'd like to give my take on our policy choices there. I am not an advocate of establishing a no-fly zone in Libya. When it comes to the freedom agenda in the Middle East, I am a skeptic. Democracy promotion may (or may not) work as a long-term enterprise in places where U.S. troops are in place. I don’t think it should drive our Middle East policy in the short or medium term, however. The Libyan opposition is a complex mix of Islamists, actors motivated...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/18/skeptical_of_a_libya_no-fly_zone_252241.html

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