Libya and the Obama Administration: To Strike or Not to Strike?

By: American Decency Staff

The Associated Press reports that the White House is weighing the wisdom of striking at terrorist targets in Libya in retaliation for the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate. According to the AP, the Administration is balancing “whether the short-term payoff of exacting retribution on al-Qaeda is worth the risk that such strikes could elevate the group’s profile in the region, alienate governments the U.S. needs to fight it in the future and do little to slow the growing terror threat in North Africa.”

Read More: http://blog.heritage.org/2012/10/16/libya-and-the-obama-administration-to-strike-or-not-to-strike/

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