Obama to lay out his case on Libya to nation

BEN FELLER, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is striving to explain why the U.S. is at war again — on a third front — as he resolutely defends the military campaign in Libya. His message in a speech to the nation at 5:30 p.m. MDT Mondayt: U.S. involvement this time is shrinking and isn't a precedent for further action as violence flows across the Middle East.

Obama's address was unlikely to specify how long the conflict might last or what the cost might be to a nation all but buried in debt.

"Our involvem...

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