The Libyan Conundrum
On March 10, the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, was castigated for stating that Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, if left to its own devices, would eventually prevail. Clapper has made some ridiculous statements in the past, but this isn’t one of them. Only in Washington would telling the truth be deemed irresponsible. Fast forward to today, and Gadhafi has retaken critical cities and an oil refinery lost to the rebels, and shows no signs of backing down. Looks like Clapper was right on this one. During my book [...]