President Obama was very reluctant to go along with the military action in Libya. Sec. of State Clinton was pushing him along with leaders from Great Britain and France (go figure). The President did not like the idea of another western-led war against a Muslim country. Getting the Arab League to support the effort was a start but not enough to win Obama over.
So what did? According to this article from the New York Times it was Hillary telling him that the UAE was willing to commit its air force.
(The title of this post is not meant as an insult to the country I live in... I loved the book with this title in Jr. High.)
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