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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
This is no real surprise, is it? The USA is threatening Syria and Libya wants nothing to do with any outside influence.
The title to this article is "On Anniversary Of Benghazi Attacks, Libya Still Struggles." I don't think they are struggling at all, they know what they want and they don't want nation building by the USA. Somehow the title of the article is suppose to bring a sense of pity for Libya still struggling as if they are the little lamb lost. They aren't lose, the USA is.
The country is split along regional and tribal lines. The government of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, who is considered a liberal, has little control over either security or the various militia groups that are often better armed than police. The economy has stalled as oil production plummeted recently and is now at about 10 percent of capacity. As Reuters notes, "many Libyans feel little has changed since the 2011 war that toppled" Gadhafi....