Outside the Beltway

The ACME Paint By Numbers Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Jorge Benitez has written a useful Libya Primer: Who is In Charge of Allied Forces? The short answer: No one.

Palin thinks Israel apologizes too much and it would seem that some find this to be a profound statement.

Is Libya a war? Hell yes, Libya is a war.

The uneasy coalition that coalesced around action in Libya will be strained by decisions to come.

U.S. officials are making clear that the current mission in Libya may not lead to the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. If that’s the case, then why are we there in the first place?

What are the limits of Resolution 1973? Are there any?

Did President Obama pull off a diplomatic masterstroke? Or is he muddling through?

America is about to enter a third war in the Muslim world with no clear idea of the end game.

With minor exceptions, all of the potential candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012 seem to have accepted the idea that defense spending, and the Bush-era interventionist foreign policy, are off the table when it comes time to talk spending cuts.

The Obama Administration is asking the U.N. Security Council to authorize direct military intervention in Libya. The question is, why now?

New York Times journalists Anthony Shadid, Stephen Farrell, Tyler Hicks, and Lynsey Addario have not been heard from in more than 24 hours.

Alain Juppé’s concession that “the moment has passed” for NATO to successfully intervene in Libya is correct.

President Obama is once again catching flak for his leisure activities.

Who wants that job? (And is willing to work that hard to get it?)

The CNN Effect has given away to Twitter Standard Time.

As gas and oil prices rise, the pressure is increasing to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It’s a dumb idea.

Much like the buds starting to appear on the Cherry Blossom trees in Washington, D.C., February’s jobs report offers some signs of new life for the labor market.

Intervening to “help” the Libyan revolt is very tempting, but it’s a temptation we ought to resist.

Muammar Gadaffi’s family hired big name entertainers for parties. What with the ongoing mayhem in Libya, that’s coming under scrutiny.

Wouldn’t we be better off offering besieged rules exile in relative comfort in exchange for graceful exits?

The uprisings in the Arab world have led some to suggest that the Middle East isn’t “ready” to be free. They’re wrong.

Is Saudi Arabia the next domino to fall in the Middle East? The Royal family is hoping that money will be enough to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum thinks we’ve been too hard on the Crusaders.

The continuing chaos in Libya could have a serious impact on the U.S. economy, especially if it spreads to other oil producing nations.

Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle for the U.S. to do “something” about the situation in Libya. It would be better if we didn’t get involved.

Calls are growing for outside intervention in Libya but it’s unclear what can, or should, be done.

Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa against Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.