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March 31, 2011

The Power Doctrine Doesn't Fit in Libya

John Schindler, The National Interest

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If putting NATO troops on the ground in Libya proves necessary, as it well might given the weak nature of the rebellion, the lessons of Bosnia could be very relevant, just not in the way Samantha Power may intend.

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TAGGED: NATO, Barack Obama, United States, Samantha Power, Bosnia, Libya

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