As Gaddafi's response to Libya's revolution turns violent, lawmakers' calls for U.S. intervention are intensifying. The Daily Beast rounds up the opinions of six top thinkers on whether the U.S. should get involved-and how. Plus, read our full coverage of the revolution in Libya.
As protesters took to the streets and demanded democratic reforms in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, and Yemen, the U.S. hung back, restricting its involvement to strategic expressions of solidarity. But with similar demonstrations in Libya turning from marches to bloody clashes to full-fledged civil war, there's a growing push among American hawks to take an active role in supporting rebels against Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
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Advocates say it's immoral and unwise for the U.S. to stand idly by while Gaddafi uses tanks, warplanes, and foreign mercenaries to slaughter his own people and put...
As protesters took to the streets and demanded democratic reforms in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, and Yemen, the U.S. hung back, restricting its involvement to strategic expressions of solidarity. But with similar demonstrations in Libya turning from marches to bloody clashes to full-fledged civil war, there's a growing push among American hawks to take an active role in supporting rebels against Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Wanted: Humanitarians at Home
Advocates say it's immoral and unwise for the U.S. to stand idly by while Gaddafi uses tanks, warplanes, and foreign mercenaries to slaughter his own people and put...
- 3/8/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
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