Cato 's non-interventionist foreign policy views , and strong support for civil liberties , have frequently led Cato scholars to criticize those in power , both Republican and Democratic . Cato scholars opposed President George H. W. Bush 's 1991 Gulf War operations ( a position which caused the organization to lose nearly $ 1 million in funding ) , President Bill Clinton 's interventions in Haiti and Kosovo , President George W. Bush 's 2003 invasion of Iraq , and President Barack Obama 's 2011 military intervention in Libya . As a response to the September 11 attacks , Cato scholars supported the removal of al Qaeda and the Taliban regime from power , but are against an indefinite and open-ended military occupation of Afghanistan . Cato scholars criticized U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
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