Liberal interventionism after Libya: Re-establishing credibility and deterrence

If one phrase were to sum up the situation within Libya right now, it would be: ‘it’s too early to tell.’ Prognostications, although often interesting, thought provoking and even occasionally useful as planning tools, are (at best) educated guesswork. Nevertheless, leaving aside the likely path forward for post-Gadhafi Libya for a moment, there is another area that Gadhafi’s overthrow will have far reaching consequences for: liberal interventionism and its deterrent capability.