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Op commander sees possible mission for NATO troops in post-Gaddafi Libya

By Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters

From Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters:  U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the Joint Operations Command at Naples conducting the Libya campaign, declined to comment whether NATO would expand its operation with forces on ground.

Obama’s letter to Congress seeking support for Libya mission

By Barack Obama, the New York Times

From Barack Obama, the New York Times:  On March 21, I reported to the Congress that the United States, pursuant to a request from the Arab League and authorization by the United Nations Security Council, had acted 2 days earlier to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe

The Limits of Military Force

By Christopher M. Schnaubelt, the International Herald Tribune

From Christopher M. Schnaubelt, the International Herald Tribune:  As the third month of military operations begins, the NATO-led efforts to protect civilians in Libya are subject to a vast array of questions.

NATO is evaluating extending its training mission in Iraq to 2013

By NATOSource

From NATOSource:  Italian Army Maj. Gen. Claudio Angelelli, deputy commander of NATO Training Mission Iraq (NTM-I), recently briefed SHAPE National Military Representatives and NATO’s Military Committee on extending the NTM-I in Iraq through the end of 2013.

International prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Moammar Gaddafi

By Michael Birnbaum, the Washington Post

From Michael Birnbaum, the Washington Post:  Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants Monday for Moammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi

U.N. chief Ban calls for ceasefire in Libya

By Guy Desmond, Reuters

From Guy Desmond, Reuters:  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for an "immediate, verifiable cease-fire" in Libya where rebels are fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi’s 41 years in power.

EU battlegroups wait for Libya operation “unlikely ever to be launched”

By Toby Vogel, the European Voice

Finish the Job

By James M. Dubik, the New York Times

From James M. Dubik, the New York Times:  In war, leadership is not exercised from the rear by those who seek to risk as little as possible.

Humanitarian missions can be cruel

By Eugene Robinson, the Washington Post

From Eugene Robinson, the Washington Post:  President Obama made the intervention possible by giving his approval and committing U.S. assets.

Europe Falters in Efforts to Implement the UN Resolution in Libya

By Hugh De Santis

NATO’s management of the UN-sanctioned campaign to take “all necessary measures” to protect Libyan civilians is looking more futile by the day. Reminiscent of Europe’s hapless effort to assert leadership following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, internal bickering has once again precluded military cohesion and made mockery of the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security […]