Obama Administration Chaos Over ‘Boots On The Ground’ In Libya — Thomas Lifson, American Thinker Testifying before Congress this morning, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates claimed that the United States would put no military “boots on the ground” in Libya, only hours after the New York Times revealed that President Obama had signed an order authorizing CIA agents to operate in Libya, where they have been on the ground for some time now. The BBC reports: Read more …. Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials Is the West playing into al-Qaeda’s hands? — Peter Bergen, The telegraph Obama Self Destructing Over Libya — Catharine Evans, American Thinker Can Syria’s dictator reform? — Washington editorial Will the U.S. Fail Syria Again? — Farid Ghadry, Pajamas Media Why It’s Obvious We Are Losing The War On Drugs — Ed Dolan, Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog, Business Insider The Message of Iran Sanctions — Rick Richman, Commentary Yemen’s Crisis: The President Who Cried “Al-Qaeda!” — Erik Stier, Time Magazine Ivory Coast PM: Gbagbo has until 7pm (an hour ago) to resign — Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy How Assertive Should a Great Power Be? — Yan Xuetong, New York Times The Struggle for a New Japan — Thomas Berger, The Diplomat Rampant spending has put U.S. in dire financial shape — Eric Reguly, Globe And Mail Is the cost of saving the euro beyond reach? — Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

Obama Administration Chaos Over ‘Boots On The Ground’ In Libya — Thomas Lifson, American Thinker Testifying before Congress this morning, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates claimed that the United States would put no military “boots on the ground” in Libya, only hours after the New York Times revealed that President Obama had signed an order authorizing CIA agents to operate in Libya, where they have been on the ground for some time now. The BBC reports: Read more …. Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials Is the West playing into al-Qaeda’s hands? — Peter Bergen, The telegraph Obama Self Destructing Over Libya — Catharine Evans, American Thinker Can Syria’s dictator reform? — Washington editorial Will the U.S. Fail Syria Again? — Farid Ghadry, Pajamas Media Why It’s Obvious We Are Losing The War On Drugs — Ed Dolan, Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog, Business Insider The Message of Iran Sanctions — Rick Richman, Commentary Yemen’s Crisis: The President Who Cried “Al-Qaeda!” — Erik Stier, Time Magazine Ivory Coast PM: Gbagbo has until 7pm (an hour ago) to resign — Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy How Assertive Should a Great Power Be? — Yan Xuetong, New York Times The Struggle for a New Japan — Thomas Berger, The Diplomat Rampant spending has put U.S. in dire financial shape — Eric Reguly, Globe And Mail Is the cost of saving the euro beyond reach? — Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

Obama Administration Chaos Over ‘Boots On The Ground’ In Libya — Thomas Lifson, American Thinker Testifying before Congress this morning, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates claimed that the United States would put no military “boots on the ground” in Libya, only hours after the New York Times revealed that President Obama had signed an order authorizing CIA agents to operate in Libya, where they have been on the ground for some time now. The BBC reports: Read more …. Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials Is the West playing into al-Qaeda’s hands? — Peter Bergen, The telegraph Obama Self Destructing Over Libya — Catharine Evans, American Thinker Can Syria’s dictator reform? — Washington editorial Will the U.S. Fail Syria Again? — Farid Ghadry, Pajamas Media Why It’s Obvious We Are Losing The War On Drugs — Ed Dolan, Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog, Business Insider The Message of Iran Sanctions — Rick Richman, Commentary Yemen’s Crisis: The President Who Cried “Al-Qaeda!” — Erik Stier, Time Magazine Ivory Coast PM: Gbagbo has until 7pm (an hour ago) to resign — Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy How Assertive Should a Great Power Be? — Yan Xuetong, New York Times The Struggle for a New Japan — Thomas Berger, The Diplomat Rampant spending has put U.S. in dire financial shape — Eric Reguly, Globe And Mail Is the cost of saving the euro beyond reach? — Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

In Ivory Coast, Gbagbo’s Forces Defect En Masse: Reports — Christian Science Monitor Forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s renegade President Laurent Gbagbo appeared ready to combat Thursday’s lightning-quick rebel advance. Instead, thousands seem to have defected. Celebrations are breaking out across Ivory Coast today as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara seize city after city in a lightning-fast march to end the reign of renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Mr. Gbagbo has sat in the presidential palace for eleven years, using his army and youth militia to outlast a foiled coup and a 2002-03 civil war while presiding over a decade of economic stagnation and, finally, a Nov. 28 electoral defeat that he refused to acknowledge. After months of waiting for a concession speech that never came, rebels last week launched an offensive deep into southern Ivory Coast, from whence Gbagbo hails. Read more …. Update: US: Gbagbo Forces in Ivory Coast Begin to Crumble — Voice of America My Comment : A few months ago I predicted a civil war and bloodbath that would last for a long of period of time …. fortunately …. it looks like I was wrong.

In Ivory Coast, Gbagbo’s Forces Defect En Masse: Reports — Christian Science Monitor Forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s renegade President Laurent Gbagbo appeared ready to combat Thursday’s lightning-quick rebel advance. Instead, thousands seem to have defected. Celebrations are breaking out across Ivory Coast today as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara seize city after city in a lightning-fast march to end the reign of renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Mr. Gbagbo has sat in the presidential palace for eleven years, using his army and youth militia to outlast a foiled coup and a 2002-03 civil war while presiding over a decade of economic stagnation and, finally, a Nov. 28 electoral defeat that he refused to acknowledge. After months of waiting for a concession speech that never came, rebels last week launched an offensive deep into southern Ivory Coast, from whence Gbagbo hails. Read more …. Update: US: Gbagbo Forces in Ivory Coast Begin to Crumble — Voice of America My Comment : A few months ago I predicted a civil war and bloodbath that would last for a long of period of time …. fortunately …. it looks like I was wrong.