The United States watches as Moammar Gaddafi gains

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Author(s)	The Washington Post editorial board
Source	The Washington Post
Date	March 15, 2011
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-united-states-watches-as-moammar-gaddafi-gains/2011/03/15/ABx5X2Z_story.html
Quote	A sacking of Benghazi will be accompanied and followed by a horrific bloodbath. A revitalized dictator is likely to be distinctly unfriendly to Western interests. And other despots will conclude that Mr. Gaddafi’s brand of merciless revenge brings better results than the Tunisian and Egyptian models of accommodating people’s yearning for freedom — and that American threats to the contrary can be discounted.

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This item argues for the position United States should impose a no-fly zone on the topic 2011 Libyan uprising.