"President Obama pledges that the US role, mainly disabling anti-aircraft batteries and bombing runways, will last 'days, not months' before being turned over to other United Nations allies."
To me, this is the sticking point. What if the action authorized by the UNSC resolution is not enough to turn the tide of the conflict? Will NATO and the US let its allies lose, or widen the scope of the conflict? And if it is the latter, will they seek UN/Congressional approval, or act on their own authority?
Thank you, Professor Cole, for speaking the truth that all of the major news organizations have papered over.
"President Obama pledges that the US role, mainly disabling anti-aircraft batteries and bombing runways, will last 'days, not months' before being turned over to other United Nations allies."
To me, this is the sticking point. What if the action authorized by the UNSC resolution is not enough to turn the tide of the conflict? Will NATO and the US let its allies lose, or widen the scope of the conflict? And if it is the latter, will they seek UN/Congressional approval, or act on their own authority?