We Intervene

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Author(s)	Leon Wieseltier
Source	The New Republic
Date	March 21, 2011
URL	http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/85528/we-intervene
Quote	Is it hypocritical of the United States to act against Qaddafi and not against Al Khalifa? It is. But there are worse things in this suffering world than hypocrisy. Are we inconsistent? We are. But should we abandon people to slaughter, should we consign freedom fighters to their doom, for the satisfaction of consistency?

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