WASHINGTON, March 28 -- President Barack Obama, in his address to nation to clarify position of United States in Libyan war, said on Monday that the U. S. cannot afford the repeat of " sacrifices" in the Iraq war in Libya.
President Barack Obama has tendered a moral validation for the coalition military operation in Libya, saying it had prevented a massacre of Col. Gaddafi's opponents.
President Obama has been questioned thoroughly by critics about the reasons and goals of the Libyan war. First, he was accused of hesitant for not acting sooner, and when he did, U.S. lawmakers felt the air strikes had begun without a proper explanation of the Libyan mission's goals or how its success could be judged and how long it would take to end the crisis.
Obama, in his address trying to answer to rest those questions, gave a thorough defense of why he launched the Libyan mission.
He said it was a justifiable humanitarian mission, limited in scope, to prevent a massacre by Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi against his people who oppose his 41-year rule.
All in all Obama could get a political boost from the Libyan operation as no American lives have been lost in it. After handing over mission’s command to NATO the United States is no longer in the lead, meaning the mission's costs may be limited in these days of tight budgets.
Butt still few questions may haunt in near future; like U.S. exit strategy from Libyan war, Gaddafi’s future if he quits, future relations with Libyan rebel forces, and the treatment of similar situation emerging out in Syria and Yemen.
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