Secretary Gates: Libya Not A “Vital National Interest” To The U.S. But Still An Interest
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke with Jake Tapper on This Week and told him he doesn’t think Libya posed an actual or imminent threat to the U.S. before military operations began. Furthermore, Gates rather bluntly said “it was not a vital national interest to the United States, but it was an interest.”
Secretary of State Clinton, who more forcefully stressed the need for American involvement in the country, sat next to Gates during the interview. Gates also admitted that another consideration that needed to be taken into account were the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt. If action had not been taken, then an out of control Libya could have had the effect of destabilizing Tunisia and Egypt as well.
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