The Libya Intervention

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Author(s)	The Nation editorial board
Source	The Nation
Date	March 24, 2011
URL	http://www.thenation.com/article/159454/libya-intervention
Quote	The likelihood of US or coalition forces killing civilians will only increase if Qaddafi’s troops solidify their hold on Tripoli and other cities; urban warfare is notoriously messy. The UN resolution forbids foreign occupation, so what will we do if Qaddafi hangs on and the conflict settles into a grinding civil war, with all its attendant chaos and bloodshed? Mission creep seems to be an inevitable feature of this kind of intervention.

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