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Mar 29, 2011

Obama: “Our most effective alliance, NATO, has taken command”

By Barack Obama, the White House

From Barack Obama, the White House:  In this effort, the United States has not acted alone. Instead, we have been joined by a strong and growing coalition.

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Mar 29, 2011

Did Obama threaten to withdraw from coalition?

By Anne Applebaum, the Washington Post

From Anne Applebaum, the Washington Post:  The French Socialist Party triumphed in local elections last weekend. The Libyan rebels triumphed in Brega and Ras Lanouf.

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Mar 29, 2011

US increases air assets and ground attacks in Libya operation

By Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  In his speech on Monday night, Mr. Obama, as he has in the past, portrayed the mission as a limited one, and described the United States’ role as “supporting.” But interviews in recent days offer a fuller picture of American involvement, and show that it is far deeper […]

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Mar 28, 2011

German ships rejoin NATO command, but not Libya operation

By DPA

From DPA:  Two German navy vessels in the Mediterranean are to be placed back under NATO command, a week after the military alliance became involved in the Libya conflict, a defence ministry spokesman said in Berlin Monday.

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Mar 28, 2011

North Africa is Europe’s problem – not Obama’s

By the Editors of the Observer

From the Editors of the Observer:  Committees are sometimes the fairest way to decide policy; rarely, if ever, are they the most efficient. As a system for conducting wars, their shortcomings are obvious.

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Mar 28, 2011

Commander of US and Allied forces explains dual roles

By James Stavridis, EUCOM

From James Stavridis, EUCOM:  Not surprisingly, I’ve received a lot of questions about what is happening in Libya in both my capacity as Commander of the US European Command (USEUCOM) and as the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR).

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Mar 28, 2011

NATO counter piracy flotilla welcomes Chinese navy taskforce commander

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  [This] weekend the Commander of NATO maritime forces conducting counter piracy operation Ocean Shield, Commodore Michiel Hijmans (Royal Netherlands Navy), gave a warm welcome to his Chinese counterpart, Commodore Han Xiaoh

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Mar 28, 2011

Merkel’s government loses regional election and credibility abroad

By John Vincour, the International Herald Tribune

From John Vincour, the International Herald Tribune:  Two thoughts about Angela Merkel’s weekend of political debacle

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Mar 28, 2011

Is Libya the right war? Does the US have the right coalition to win it?

By Ross Douthat, the New York Times

From Ross Douthat, the New York Times:  Can we really hand off this mission? Officially, this is a far more multilateral venture than was, say, the invasion of Iraq.

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Mar 28, 2011

FT: NATO should pursue regime change

By the Editors of the Financial Times

From the Editors of the Financial Times: The west intervened to avert a bloodbath in Benghazi. That was necessary and right.

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