As I write this, the 40 year rule of Libya by Muammar Gaddafi is coming to a close. Once brutal and now psychotic, Gaddafi is the latest (and probably not the last) in a line of Arab dictators that have fallen from power. The fire of democracy is spreading in the Arab World and, at this point, there is nothing that can stop it.
Combined with the successful mission to take out Osama bin Laden, the president has clearly shown that he is very adept at foreign policy. His initial Libyan policy, criticized at the start by the usual collection of naysayers, has worked. One of the key elements that led the Libyan rebels to victory was direct assistance from US intelligence that led to pinpoint strikes against Gaddahi's forces.
The president has, once again, fully proven himself to be a highly skilled international player. The "Obamateur" narrative is now seen for all it was ever worth: a pile of shit.
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I'd still like to know a little more about who the rebels are exactly. For example, is the Muslim Brotherhood that much better or any different than what/who they are replacing?
Not tasking any of you to do the research, just saying that how do we really know at this point whether we are solving one problem but creating 2 more? So we're not done picking sides and meddling in foreign conflicts? That line of thinking used to be criticized here.
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