Obama’s War

Obama is making the Libyan War his own, step by step. Beyond Operation Odyssey Dawn, there are reports of covert CIA agents in Libya. This was to be expected. See here, here, and here. Obama committed his prestige over four weeks ago when he demanded that Gaddafi resign. After that, he could not turn back without a loss of standing. Under cover of the fog of war and confusion, Obama has considerable latitude to expand the U.S. presence inside Libya. The reasons for Obama’s War are evident. It was in late February that he demanded that Gaddafi go (about Feb. … Continue reading Obama’s War