Under Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, the US participated in the overthrow of Muammar Gadhaffi.
The result has been less than stellar (emphasis added):
If a Republican President had invaded Libya and overthrown its government, then left bloody chaos, terrorism and rampant arms smuggling behind, our courageous press corps would be all over the story like a chicken on a June bug.
But fortunately all this happened under President Obama, so we don’t hear all that much about it. And when we do, nobody tries to assign blame to the arrogant ignoramuses who “organized” this disaster.
But the latest news, that slave markets are now operating in Libya, where desperate black Africans are being bought and sold as slaves, ought to trigger some kind of response. . . .Again, if Republicans were responsible for this it would be the Biggest. Disaster. Ever.
Since the left can’t (plausibly, even by their standards) blame it on Bush anymore, expect them to deflect to Russia.
Or Kansas.
I have a theory about Gadhaffi. I think the Obama administration operated on a Black Power model inherited from the 1960s. According to that model, all North Africans are considered black. Therefore, when Gadhaffi was America’s enemy, he was an Authentic Brother, Keepin’ It Real. When he decided to play ball with America, he became an Uncle Tom. So he had to be punished.
From Kunta Kinte to today, ya gotta love those Islamic slave traders. Apologists for Islam conveniently ignore the fact that in the Ottoman empire, black slavery persisted longer than did white, and blacks occupied a very different place in the hierarchy than did white slaves.
And yet, we are headed for exact same scenario in Syria. Who will fill Assad’s void? Can anyone, ANYONE, point to a better-than-Assad option? If there is a plan, I have not heard it. As despicable as slug Assad is, very recent history tells us the cure will undoubtedly be worse then the disease.
It strikes me that from Assad to Saddam to the Shah and the King of Jordan, the trick to relative stability in the Middle East is to get the least Muslim ruler in power as possible. They may profess outward fealty to Islam, but when they come to the Mayo for care, everybody in Rochester knows who the Filipinas visiting the liquor stores are shopping for. Another picture is the stories of “Arabian Nights”, and I’ve got relatives who’ve enjoyed the fruit of the vine with high Jordanian officials.
We would therefore at least contain Assad for his brutality while testing whether the forces opposing him to the north and east (Kurds) are moderate, or more like ISIS, while fighting ISIS fiercely.