America, Libya, and the "Arab Spring"
Monday, March 28, 2011, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
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With the initiation of Operation "Odyssey Dawn" in Libya, the United States has entered a third war in the greater Middle East. While American and allied military forces have been successful in establishing the "no fly" zone authorized by the United Nations, the Obama administration's policy and strategy is uncertain, opaque, and conflicting in its goals and rationales for action. There is no consensus about what a post-Gaddafi government in Tripoli might be like, or how the outcome in Libya will shape the "Arab Spring" sweeping the region. In addition, US domestic opinion is sharply divided. Discussing this complex and confusing situation will be AEI scholars Thomas Donnelly, Paul Wolfowitz, and Danielle Pletka, joined by Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack from the Brookings Institution.
Panelists:
Thomas Donnelly, American Enterprise Institute
Paul Wolfowitz, American Enterprise Institute
Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution
Kenneth Pollack, Brookings Institution
Moderator:
Danielle Pletka, American Enterprise Institute
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