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Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 3

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RIP former Secretary of State and Atlantic Council Board member, Lawrence Eagleburger

By President Barack Obama, POLITICO

From President Barack Obama, POLITICO:  With the passing of former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, our nation has lost a distinguished diplomat and public servant.

First strikes by NATO helicopters against Gaddafi forces

By MSNBC

From MSNBC:  British Apache and French attack helicopters struck targets for the first time in NATO’s campaign in Libya, hitting Moammar Gadhafi’s troops early Saturday near a key coastal oil city, the alliance said. The action was a significant step-up in NATO’s operations and a major boost to Libyan rebels on the ground, just a […]

Tom Ricks: “the history of Europe since the Romans has been basically, What to do about Germany?”

By Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy

From Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy:  Robert Kaplan also said the biggest unreported story of the last two years is the re-emergence of an influential Germany.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 2

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Success worth paying for in Afghanistan

By Michael O'Hanlon, the Washington Post

From Michael O’Hanlon, the Washington Post:  America’s political debate has turned to government spending, debt and the country’s long-term economic health. Many rightly view the military budget as an important ingredient in any deficit-reduction plan. But some have extended this logic to the war in Afghanistan, with even administration insiders telling The Post that spending […]

Turkey’s Choice

By Katinka Barysch, the International Herald Tribune

From Katinka Barysch, the International Herald Tribune:  Polls have left little doubt that the AKP will win its third consecutive election in June as voters reward Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for presiding over years of economic growth

Robert Gates: Congressional moves on Libya “dangerous”

By Mike Allen, POLITICO

From Mike Allen, POLITICO:  Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, issued a statement saying: “Secretary Gates believes that for the United States, once committed to a NATO operation, to unilaterally abandon that mission would have enormous and dangerous long-term consequences.

House vote today on rival Libya resolutions

By John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman, POLITICO

From John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman, POLITICO:  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has introduced a resolution on Libya that bars the use of any American ground troops in the North African nation