Could the U.S. Have Secured Libya's Missiles
'If the great risk of American assertiveness was that it caused supposed â??blowbackâ? among impacted populations, the problem with American constraint is one of terrorist facilitation. In Libya we were only ever half in, at best. We took our time and kept our distanceâ??and left weapons stockpiles out for the taking. At the UN last week, Obama cited Libya as â??a lesson in what the international community can achieve when we stand together as one.â? It sure is. - Abe Greenwald'
So Greenwald is suggesting that had the Obama administration not "taken its time" and "kept its distance" in Libya, NATO would have been able to swiftly identify and secure all of Libya's shoulder-fired missiles. Sounds just a wee bit optimistic to me.