https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/03/30/were-going-to-need-some-luck-in-libya/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 05:38:42 -0400<![CDATA[I don’t know Libya, but my gut tells me that any kind of decent outcome there will require boots on the ground — either as military help for the rebels to oust Qaddafi as we want, or as post-Qaddafi peacekeepers and referees between tribes and factions to help with any transition to democracy. Those boots cannot be ours. We absolutely cannot afford it — whether in terms of money, manpower, energy or attention. But I am deeply dubious that our allies can or will handle it without us, either. And if the fight there turns ugly, or stalemates, people will be calling for our humanitarian help again. You bomb it, you own it.]]>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:05:16 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2011/03/30/were-going-to-need-some-luck-in-libya-n82301