There’s no such thing as imperialism-lite, Obama. Libya has shown that once again | Simon Jenkins

The US president thinks Britain’s to blame for not doing enough in 2011. But while David Cameron and Obama make up, chaos continues in the Middle East

So Barack Obama thinks Britain in 2011 left Libya in chaos – and besides it does not pull its weight in the world. Britain thinks that a bit rich, given the shambles America left in Iraq. Then both sides say sorry. They did not mean to be rude.

Thus do we wander across the ethical wasteland of the west’s wars of intervention. We blame and we name...