Libya nears end of a brutal era

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Author(s)	The Denver Post editorial board
Source	The Denver Post
Date	August 23, 2011
URL	http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_18734589
Quote	The brave rebels who bucked the odds and took on Khadafy's troops deserve the major credit for victory, of course, but they could not have succeeded without the air support they received from Western powers. President Obama can justly claim a foreign policy triumph in the face of considerable skepticism from critics, which included this editorial page.

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This item argues against the position United States should not have intervened on the topic 2011 Libyan uprising.