Published March 28, 2011, 09:31 PM
Obama on Libya: 'We Have a Responsibility to Act'
Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a betrayal of who we are" as Americans. Yet he ruled out targeting Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a mistake as costly as the war in Iraq.By: Ben Feller, Associated Press
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