I haven’t said much about our military involvement with Libya, though for the most part I agree with the way it has been handled (with the support of regional groups like the Arab League and with real leadership from some international allies), albeit somewhat slowly.  It’s worth noting the shell game we’re playing in “handing things off to NATO,” the military arm of which is essentially American.  Still, the French did shoot down a fighter jet this week - make your own jokes.

These wars of choice cost something.  They cost lives, they cost material, and they cost much more.  That’s the point of this interesting interview by Ezra Klein of Nobel winner Joe Stigliz.