The question was never whether the United States, E.U., NATO, Arab League, U.N. Security Council, and African Union could together using economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and military attacks to bring Qaddafi down. The question was always how much time, how much blood, and what damage to NATO.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

Moammar Gaddafi, who has called himself the 'Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,' should go down in history with the Emperor Bokassa and Idi Amin as a grotesque reminder of why people have the right to change their government.

Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.

I want to be the first guy to reverse a communist revolution.

While all Alawites fear vengeance against their entire community should Assad fall, there are varying degrees of loyalty to the Assads.

Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II.