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What’s the Libya plan?

by YankeeJim | September 21, 2011 at 04:34 am

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Rack and stack

I would like to see Hillary Clinton produce a ranking and classification, and rating of Foreign Policy support to allied nations and developing ones. I would like to see a description of expected outcomes associated with all costs to support the relationship. Outcomes should include both near-term and long term outcomes. I would like to understand the military and logistics footprint required for each with associated risks.

Only when we understand the total picture can we assess Libya.

How much will it cost? What is the expected return on cost?

“Obama anoints new Libyan government

By Colum Lynch and Scott Wilson, Published: September 20

UNITED NATIONS — President Obama announced Tuesday at a U.N. summit that he is reopening the U.S. Embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and returning the American ambassador, underscoring U.S. support for the country’s new government.

The summit provided a rare opportunity for Obama and other world leaders to showcase the triumph of multilateralism during a week marred by discord over the Palestinians’ statehood bid and the assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president who had emerged as a potential peacemaker. But it also highlighted the challenge of bringing stability to Libya, whose institutions were gutted during the 42-year rule of Moammar Gaddafi.

Standing before the flags of the United Nations and the new Libyan government, Obama said the victory of Libya’s Transitional National Council had proved the utility of pursuing concerted action to confront a common threat.

“Libya is a lesson in what the international community can achieve when we stand together as one,” Obama told the gathering, which was hosted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and featured French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “When the old regime unleashed a campaign of terror, threatening to roll back the democratic tide sweeping the region, we acted — as united nations — and we acted swiftly.””