chutzpah - utter nerve; effrontery [shameless boldness] (from Houghton-Mifflin Dictionary at education.yahoo.com)

The word chutzpah derives from [a] Hebrew word...meaning "insolence", "audacity", and "impertinence." In Hebrew, chutzpah is used indignantly, to describe someone who has overstepped the boundaries of accepted behavior with no shame. (from wikipedia)

The Arab League...is a regional organization of Arab states... It was formed in Cairo [in] 1945 with six members: ... The Arab League currently has 22 members [Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, U.A.E. and Yemen] and four observers.

The main goal of the league is to "draw closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries." (from wikipedia)

1. What is the main idea of Dennis Prager's commentary?

2. What do you think of the Arab League's request to the U.N. and Western nations to intervene militarily in Libya, and its subsequent protests against our intervention?

3. Ask a parent if he/she agrees or disagrees with Mr. Prager's proposal for an announcement President Obama should make, and to explain his/her answer. (from paragraph 10).