PoliticsUSA: Libya:What's Prez manouering for now?

Christopher Morris-VII for TIME

Why the U.S. Went to War: Inside the White House Debate on Libya

President Barack Obama says he's intervening to prevent atrocities in Libya. But details of behind-the-scenes debates at the White House show he's going to war in part to rehabilitate an idea.

By Massimo Calabresi

• Gaddafi Not Even a Target, Never Mind a Bullseye
• Don't Bet on a Brief — or Limited — War in Libya
• Can the Rebels Get Their Act Together?
• A Call from the Colonel: Gaddafi and His Bunker
• A Global Coalition Joins the Fight for Libya
• The Cult of Gaddafi: How He Built His Following

Read more: http://www.time.com/time#ixzz1HEoRgV3f