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Boston Globe (March 8)

2011/ 03/ 09 by jd in Global News

The U.S. should avoid setting up a no-fly zone in Libya unless this becomes “absolutely necessary to prevent a bloodbath.” Obama should resist making this “big commitment” because of myriad pitfalls and complications. Moreover, the rebels will eventually “be forced to build a government out of a nation of divided and sometimes hostile tribes.” Success will be easier if the victory is entirely their own. “The best result for the United States would be a stable, progressive Libyan government built by Libyans on their own.”

 

Washington Post (March 8)

2011/ 03/ 09 by jd in Global News

Oil again crossed the $100 per barrel threshold. The price hike isn’t entirely bad. It may “spur conservation and stimulate domestic oil production, thus rendering the country less vulnerable to future oil shocks.” The 1973 oil crisis certainly did. The U.S. economy now “consumes less than half as much petroleum and natural gas per dollar of economic output as it did.” In fact, the Post would welcome higher gasoline taxes to encourage “sensible long-term conservation measures.”

 

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