President Barack Obama details the rationale for American involvement in Libya supporting the UN Security Council resolution authorizing force to protect civilians from the Qaddafi regime. Obama promises that no US ground troops will be committed and that command and control operations will be transferred to NATO. Obama references past humanitarian crises like Bosnia as an example of the world being slow to respond. He clarifies US policy on Libya. Obama is speaking at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.
Authors
- Collection
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Contributor
- Vincent Voice Library
- Place Discussed
- United States Libya
- Provider
- Michigan Service Hub
- Published in
- Libya
- Rights
- No Copyright
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/66ff768a2d4a8fe9b2ef552cb2a64605
