Outside the Beltway

Senator Joe Lieberman said today that we should intervene in Syria using the same rationale we did for Libya. Because, you know, what’s the big deal about a fourth war?

President Obama’s grand coalition against Libya is a lot less than meets the eye.

Canada is leading the operation in Libya but no one is leading Canada.

The Libyan rebels probably aren’t strong enough to defeat Gaddafi on their own, and the no-fly zone isn’t going to be enough either. Which means this operation is going to be far more extensive than President Obama is willing to admit publicly.

The public, and Congress, are skeptical of the mission in Libya, and the reason for that is because the President has failed to tell us exactly why we’re there and what we’ll be doing.

It has become quite apparent that neither the White House nor our coalition partners have any idea what the path to an endgame in Libya even looks like. That’s not good.

Newt Gingrich on Libya: “This is as badly executed, I think, as any policy we’ve seen since WWII, and it will become a case study for how not to engage in this type of activity.”

Former Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton Warren Christopher has died

Jorge Benitez has written a useful Libya Primer: Who is In Charge of Allied Forces? The short answer: No one.

Palin thinks Israel apologizes too much and it would seem that some find this to be a profound statement.

Obama is visiting Brazil and Chile while American fighting men join the coalition against Libya.

Is Libya a war? Hell yes, Libya is a war.

The uneasy coalition that coalesced around action in Libya will be strained by decisions to come.

Egyptian voters have approved amendments to Egypt’s constitution.

So much for not getting invaded…

How many Americans are really even paying attention to the actions in Libya?