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Endgame in Libya a Victory for US Leadership

Nicholas Burns, Harvard Kennedy School | August 25, 2011

Despite the domestic assault on his Libya policy, President Obama’s strategy to depose Gaddafi has worked, with US support for NATO combat operations proving critical to the rebel forces' success. ++ The Libyan case shows that US global leadership remains “indispensible” but also that countries with deeper ties to Libya such as France, Italy and Spain must lead in assembling international economic support for the battered country. ++ Now, the new Libyan government must “establish credibility quickly” as the international spotlight turns to Syria.