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January 27, 2016

Pentagon Seeks "Decisive Military Action" Against ISIL in Libya
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, says
he wants to begin taking "decisive military action" against the
self-proclaimed Islamic State in Libya. Libya is currently experiencing
a political crisis, which began after a 2011 U.S. military intervention
helped oust longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The New York Times
editorial board calls General Dunford's announcement of a new military
campaign in Libya "deeply troubling," writing: "This significant
escalation is being planned without a meaningful debate in Congress ...
A new military intervention in Libya would represent a significant
progression of a war that could easily spread to other countries on the
continent." Meanwhile, Dunford says he is also preparing to ask for
additional U.S. troops to be deployed to Iraq.


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