WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is treading carefully through the crisis in Libya and trying to avoid inflaming a situation that has repercussions for the U.S. economy and ultimately, perhaps, even his own re-election bid.
Unlike the tumultuous events in Egypt, where Obama frequently called for a transition in power away from Hosni Mubarak, Obama has largely adopted a more wait-and-see position in the case of Libya, drawing some criticism that he is being too reticent.
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