The Middle East Situation

Tension between the US and Libya remains high in the aftermath of the Rome and Vienna airport attacks, but there are growing doubts about whether it will come to anything. Israeli leaders have signaled that they do not intend to take unilateral action against Libya, joint US-Israeli action has been ruled out by Washington, and despite much saber-rattling, the Americans seem unlikely to embark on military action themselves. The crisis has had the extraordinary...