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Obama and the unsolved problem of Libya

Giles Whittell
The Times
Giles Whittell
The Times

The President’s response to the Libya crisis so far has been one of exaggerated restraint, guided by a fear of being seen to impose an American agenda on a region where America is widely loathed, but with each day the killing continues the risk grows that America will simply be seen as weak.