Interesting report on Libya after Gaddafi:
It's hardly unexpected that a U.S. political-media culture that routinely repackages yesterday's panicky improvisations as today's established "doctrines" has seen many in Washington hail Libya as "the new model" for U.S. intervention abroad. With comparatively limited investment of Western treasure -- and no troops on the ground, although the Qataris are reported to have sent hundreds of commandoes in -- the NATO alliance enabled a rag-tag coalition of rebel militias to overthrow a vicious dictator. But doctrines -- remember President Bush's "pre-emption"? -- have a nasty habit of producing unintended consequences. Read More
