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The Horrible Libya Hypocrisies

Obama and his allies were stampeded into imposing a no-fly zone against Libya—despite their lack of strategic interest there. Leslie H. Gelb on how the critics abuse historical analogies.

Leslie H. Gelb
Leslie H. Gelb
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Leslie H. Gelb

Leslie H. Gelb

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