Gaddafi has a long history as a killer — and must be stopped

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Author(s)	Richard Cohen
Source	The Washington Post
Date	March 14, 2011
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/gaddafi-has-a-long-history-as-a-killer--and-must-be-stopped/2011/03/14/ABQlmtV_story.html
Quote	Such a move would not necessarily amount to a slippery slope. No U.S. troops went to Bosnia until a truce was negotiated. It remains urgent to get Gaddafi’s attention and let him know that the United States will not permit him to slaughter his opponents as Hussein did the Shiites and Kurds — to the everlasting shame of the inert George H.W. Bush.

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This item argues for the position United States should impose a no-fly zone on the topic 2011 Libyan uprising.