Gadhafi gone

The death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi reinforces Obama’s style of dealing with enemies without immersing the United States in war.Even skeptics offered grudging support.For Obama, the outcome allowed him to stand victorious in the Rose Garden on Thursday, taking note also of the death this year of prominent al-Qaida leaders at the hands of the United States. His message: The United States showed it can help rally an international campaign to protect Libyans and rid the world of a killer without a single American dying.For Obama, the larger story is of an administration with deepening credibility on how to handle bad actors or international tinderboxes without immersing the United States in war.It is not expected to impact his re-election chances; 2012 will be the economy election.