James Forsyth James Forsyth

Politics: Cameron is good in a crisis – but bad at avoiding them

David Cameron was two years old when Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi seized power in Libya.

issue 05 March 2011

David Cameron was two years old when Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi seized power in Libya.

David Cameron was two years old when Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi seized power in Libya. Forty-one years later, he finds himself the eighth British Prime Minister wondering what to do about the Mad Dog of the Middle East.

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