An intelligence vet knocks down one of Prof. Ajami’s myths about the Libyan war
In Sunday’s Washington Post, Fouad Ajami stated that, "Even when the rescue mission for the Libyans came, it was late, and the push was from Paris and London, not Washington." Au contraire, responds an intelligence veteran I know. The French and British effectively "brought knives to a gunfight," he said, and had to be bailed ...
In Sunday's Washington Post, Fouad Ajami stated that, "Even when the rescue mission for the Libyans came, it was late, and the push was from Paris and London, not Washington."
Au contraire, responds an intelligence veteran I know. The French and British effectively "brought knives to a gunfight," he said, and had to be bailed out by the U.S. government. "The real ammunition came from the U.S."
In Sunday’s Washington Post, Fouad Ajami stated that, "Even when the rescue mission for the Libyans came, it was late, and the push was from Paris and London, not Washington."
Au contraire, responds an intelligence veteran I know. The French and British effectively "brought knives to a gunfight," he said, and had to be bailed out by the U.S. government. "The real ammunition came from the U.S."
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