“Senator Rubio seems oblivious to the troops’ lives his plan would put on the line,” Summers said in the statement. “His rash suggestions could commit our troops irrevocably to a regime change and nation-building effort that could take months or years and cost billions of taxpayer dollars.

“Moreover, he seems to have forgotten that the Libyan people have made it clear they don’t want foreign boots on the ground,” Summers continued. “The Obama Administration rightly recognized that a broad international coalition with limited goals would not only lend legitimacy to an intervention in Libya, but also improve our chances of success and limit the burden on U.S. taxpayers.”