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In the debate over whether--and how--to intervene in Libya, many commentators and policymakers have relied on a number of garbled lessons from history. Believing in these myths often leads to a more interventionist foreign policy.
Author: Micah Zenko, Douglas Dillon Fellow
March 28, 2011
Foreign Affairs
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In the debate over whether--and how--to intervene in Libya, many commentators and policymakers have relied on a number of garbled lessons from history. Believing in these myths often leads to a more interventionist foreign policy.
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