
351: Home for the Holidays
Libya Intervention Costs and Leading From the Front
President Obama defended the US intervention in Libya, rejecting the "leading from behind" label and asserting that the US "led from the front." He highlighted that the operation cost $1 billion—significantly less than the Iraq war—and resulted in no US boots on the ground. The mission relied on a UN mandate and cooperation with Arab countries to take out Muammar Gaddafi's air defenses.


