Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts

[joshcryer]

43. Are you contending that the Libyan elections...

...were an anomaly?

Because the teabagger elections certainly were (MSM propaganda + disillusioned lefists).

I do not think it is unfair to say the vast majority of Libyans are anti-radical islamists. I think it would be more accurate to say that the vast majority of Libyans, including the majority of those who protested to oust Gaddafi and including those who had revolutionary agency in lieu of his ouster, the vast majority of those Libyans are moderate Muslims who reject extremism.

The composition of the fighters (not all revolutionaries were fighters, not all protesters were fighters; to expect all to be fighters is BS) was 1/3rd Berbers, 1/3 Misratians, 1/3 Benghazi and the east (which had within it a relatively large composition of islamist leaning individuals). Because at most (being generous given how Benghazi reacted to the islamist attacks) 1/3rd of the fighters (fighters, not protesters, again the distinction must be made) were potentially "islamist" does not in any way change the character of the revolution nor does it indicate where Libyans stand. One must look at all the demographics and all the groups and then understand it from that point of view.

And when you do that it's damn impossible for a rational person to stand back and pretend that Libya is anything but the best achievement from the Arab Spring.