Political Debate Intensifies Over U.S. Role in Mideast as Unrest Spreads


By FoxNews.com

As unrest spreads in the Middle East, so does the debate in Washington over how far the United States should go in seeking to shape the outcome.
President Obama's decision to order missile strikes in support of an internationally maintained no-fly zone in Libya has caused a host of political headaches for him on Capitol Hill, in the form of lawmakers demanding he come crawling to Congress for permission after the fact.
But the president's attention already is being diverted by intensified uprisings against leaders friend and foe -- deadly clashes in Syria, a possible changing of the guard in Yemen and continued tensions in Jordan and Bahrain. As with Libya, these conflicts have the administration being pulled in different directions. Read Full Story

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