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Is Ivory Coast really a great model for international intervention?

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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara spoke about his country's violent electoral stalemate Tuesday at a meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

By Jina Moore, Correspondent / September 21, 2011

Before he got to the Palestinian statehood part of his United Nations speech today, President Obama mentioned the West African nation of Ivory Coast as a prime example of international intervention done right. He applauded the will of the "international community" to get involved in a messy situation.

But who precisely got involved, and when, is pretty important to the analysis.

Read the full article in the Christian Science Monitor.