Many people have raised objections to President Obama’s decision to become military involved in Libya and, in a piece for his personal blog, Dylan Matthews argues a less common point concerning our military involvement. Taking Obama at face value that our mission in Libya is one strictly for humanitarian purposes, Matthews argues that if our money was instead spent on anti-malaria bednets, we would both save money and more lives than we are in Libya. Matthews synthesizes the viewpoints of a variety of bloggers in his piece, describing his agreements or disagreements with various syndicates.
Read the full article at Dylan Matthews’ personal blog.