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Help. in such cases, we should not be afraid to act. but the burden of action which shnot be america's alone. >> 2009, america cannot act alone. 2011 it should not be america's alone. whether you are for or against america's participation and intervention like this war in libya, it is the type of intervention this president said at the out set he would favor as president. in terms of why you would not make it the gel to topple the dictator, a lai rack. >> for woo we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force, our coalition would splinter and we would have to put troops on the ground to

Aircraft, you you can do mortar getting compared to what you do with high flying fighters and bombers. as president obama addressed the nation on day ten of the american involvement in this war in libya, the multi lateral character of the intervention, the international nature of war was sort of his point. the u.s. would not be the lead in libya, but the international character of the intervention was a key reason why he committed the u.s. to this at all, and why he thought it was a good idea. >> america cannot use our military wherever repression occurs. given the costs and risks of intervent...

Moreover, even after gadhafi leaves power, 40 years of tyranny has left libya fractured, and without strong civil institutions. the transition to a legitimate government that is responsive to the libyan people will be a difficult task. and while the united states will do our part to help, it will be a task for the international community and more importantly a task for the libyan people themselves. >> so the united states wants gadhafi gone. the united states will not use military force to force him out. if gadhafi is ousted, the u.s. will participate in efforts to stabilize libya, but the u.s...

Institutions. the transition to a legitimate government that is responsive to the libyan people will be a difficult task. while the united states will do our part to help, it will be a task for the international community and more important a test for the libyan people themselves >> the united states wants gadhafi gone. the united states will not use military force to force him out. if gadhafi is ousted the u.s. will participate to stabilize libya, but not lead the efforts n. the meantime, the united states will participate in an open ended intervention to stop gadhafi, but the goal of that mi...

Talk about this particular country and this particular moment, and then describing very libya-specific reasons why this intervention made sense to him and his calculation of whether or not the u.s. should get involved. the press of the united states of america. the libyan intervention and tonight's speech in particular already as the beltway commentary cluk over how the president justifies use of american military force, how a president elected in part because of national revulgs about the previous president's use of military force, how he justifies military action of his own. whether or not y...