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President Obama will deliver an address on the Libyan military operation Monday night.
The president will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
The speech is designed to "update the American people on the situation in Libya," said the White House announcement, "including the actions we've taken with allies and partners to protect the Libyan people from the brutality of Moammar Gadhafi, the transition to NATO command and control, and our policy going forward."
We suspect most if not all the television networks will carry the address.
Members of Congress, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, have criticized Obama for not consulting them more before the Libya operation began Saturday. Boehner has also questioned Obama about the potential length of the engagement and what the administration plans to do to dislodge Gadhafi from power.
White House aides said Obama conducted a conference call with members of Congress. Throughout the day, aides also said that Obama would speaking with the public in the near future about the reasons behind the Libyan operation.
"He believes it's vitally important, it's part of his role as President and Commander-in-Chief, to speak to the American people about an operation like this," said spokesman Jay Carney.
Source: USA Today
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