Joanthan Allen
Politico
March 28, 2011
When President Barack Obama addresses the nation Monday evening, nine days after launching airstrikes against Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi, his challenge is to convince the public that, congressional nail-biting aside, he acted swiftly and decisively in the national interest.
He has his work cut out for him.
Congress has cried out in surround sound — with criticism coming from all corners — since U.S. missiles first struck Libyan targets. At best, the public is lukewarm about the mission: According to Gallup, 47 percent approve and 37 percent disapprove. And top Obama administration officials, some of whom have differed over the goals and motivation for the mission, will face tough questioning this week in open hearings and a private, classified briefing for members of Congress.
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