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leveymg

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2. I think things are moving rapidly in the other direction > civil war in Libya

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #1)

Fri May 10, 2013, 02:09 PM

May 2013

between the western-backed regime in Tripoli and the Islamicists in the East. That will mean civil wars, failed governments, or mounting religious conflict everywhere we intervened to carry out regime change in 2011.

Like nobody could have seen this one coming.

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US forces in Europe on alert due to Libya unrest [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

Maybe someday AFRICOM HQ in Stuttgart will be moved to Libya. /nt jakeXT May 2013 #1

I think things are moving rapidly in the other direction > civil war in Libya leveymg May 2013 #2

A part of Libya would be enough, I assume. /nt jakeXT May 2013 #3

Militias and mercenaries hired by oil companies control the part that counts. leveymg May 2013 #4

That is my biggest John2 May 2013 #6

"Obama's Foreign Policy" - "this flawed Policy of regime change". pampango May 2013 #7

You assume that all the Arab Springs were created equal, and that none were, in fact, created. leveymg May 2013 #9

It's beyond belief that Obama isn't smarter than this. arewenotdemo May 2013 #10

It's as if... Ghost Dog May 2013 #11

Meanwhile, Republicans fiddle with their diaries Berlum May 2013 #5

Libyan militiamen attack anti-Islamist protesters Bosonic May 2013 #8