Why attack Libya and not Syria?
President Obama has condemned the violence against the people of Syria "in the strongest possible terms." The U.S. response was different when Moammar Gadhafi threatened Benghazi. Why the different reactions? FULL STORY
Why attack Libya and not Syria?
Alan Silverleib, CNN
April 26, 2011 4:37 p.m. EDT
Libyans in the besieged city of Misrata walk past a tank that belong to the forces of Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
The U.S. and its allies have imposed a no-fly zone over Libya.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Critics ask why U.S. military power has been used in Libya but not Syria
Violence in Libya broke out before violence in Syria, one analyst notes
International consensus on military action exists in Libya, but not in Syria, analysts say
Assad has more friends and allies than Gadhafi
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/26/u.s..libya.syria/index.html?hpt=C1
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