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This document is a scanned copy of a Financial Times opinion article dated August 24, 2011, written by Anne-Marie Slaughter. The article defends the US and Western intervention in Libya against skeptics (specifically naming Richard Haass), arguing that preventing Gaddafi's victory was crucial for supporting democracy and maintaining strategic interests in the Middle East. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a Congressional investigation.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Anne-Marie Slaughter | Author |
Author of the Financial Times article arguing in favor of intervention in Libya.
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| Muammer Gaddafi | Libyan Leader |
Referred to as Colonel Muammer Gaddafi; the target of the intervention and uprising.
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| Richard Haass | Policy Analyst |
Described as a 'friend and colleague' of the author; a leading proponent of the skeptical position regarding Libya wh...
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Financial Times |
Publisher of the article.
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| UN |
United Nations; mentioned regarding the vote to authorize force.
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| NATO |
Mentioned regarding military inaction in the hypothetical thought experiment.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024599'.
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Locations (6)
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Primary subject of the geopolitical analysis.
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City mentioned as potentially being overrun by Gaddafi in the thought experiment.
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Mentioned in the context of uprisings.
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Mentioned in the context of uprisings.
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Region discussed regarding brutality, oppression, and social revolutions.
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United States; discussed regarding its strategic interests.
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Relationships (1)
Author refers to Haass as 'my friend and colleague'.
Key Quotes (3)
"Imagine the UN did not vote to authorise the use of force in Libya in March."Source
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"This week one of the leading proponents of that position, my friend and colleague Richard Haass, shifted gears – but only to remind us just how hard the road ahead in Libya is likely to be."Source
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"The strategic interest in helping the Libyan opposition came from supporting democracy and human rights..."Source
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Article 2.
The Financial Times
Why Libya sceptics were proved badly wrong
Anne-Marie Slaughter
The Financial Times
Why Libya sceptics were proved badly wrong
Anne-Marie Slaughter
August 24, 2011 -- Let us do a thought experiment. Imagine the UN did not vote to authorise the use of force in Libya in March. Nato did nothing; Colonel Muammer Gaddafi over-ran Benghazi; the US stood by; the Libyan opposition was reduced to sporadic uprisings, quickly crushed. The regimes in Yemen and Syria took note, and put down their own uprisings with greater vigour. The west let brutality and oppression triumph again in the Middle East.
This is the scenario many wise heads were effectively arguing for with their strong stands against intervention to stop Col Gaddafi. Over the months those analysts have reminded us of their views, calling Libya a quagmire. This week one of the leading proponents of that position, my friend and colleague Richard Haass, shifted gears – but only to remind us just how hard the road ahead in Libya is likely to be. I do not know anyone, regardless of the side they took in the initial debate, who thinks this task will be easy; indeed, the battle against Col Gaddafi is not yet won. But not so fast. Before we focus on what must happen next, let us pause for a minute and reflect on that initial debate and the lessons to be learnt.
The first is that, against the sceptics, it clearly can be in the US and the west’s strategic interest to help social revolutions fighting for the values we espouse and proclaim. The strategic interest in helping the Libyan opposition came from supporting democracy and human rights, but also being seen to live up to those values by the 60 per cent majority of Middle Eastern populations who are under 30 and
This is the scenario many wise heads were effectively arguing for with their strong stands against intervention to stop Col Gaddafi. Over the months those analysts have reminded us of their views, calling Libya a quagmire. This week one of the leading proponents of that position, my friend and colleague Richard Haass, shifted gears – but only to remind us just how hard the road ahead in Libya is likely to be. I do not know anyone, regardless of the side they took in the initial debate, who thinks this task will be easy; indeed, the battle against Col Gaddafi is not yet won. But not so fast. Before we focus on what must happen next, let us pause for a minute and reflect on that initial debate and the lessons to be learnt.
The first is that, against the sceptics, it clearly can be in the US and the west’s strategic interest to help social revolutions fighting for the values we espouse and proclaim. The strategic interest in helping the Libyan opposition came from supporting democracy and human rights, but also being seen to live up to those values by the 60 per cent majority of Middle Eastern populations who are under 30 and
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