However different the two, Libya could still end up like Iraq today: a nation deeply divided not by sect and language but by geography and tribe.
Will Libya Become a Second Iraq?
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Libya Needs Cancer of Gaddafi Removed, But U.S. More Slasher Than Surgeon
Unless the world is prepared to stand by and watch Libyans massacred, there is clearly a need for intervention.
Humanitarian Intervention in Libya?
Unlike the despots in Egypt and Tunisia, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is resisting the popular revolutions sweeping the Arab world. As of this writing, the pro-democracy rebels successfully control Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, and most of the eastern part of the country. Gaddafi still controls most of the military, revolutionary committees, and foreign mercenaries. More importantly, Gaddafi controls the capital city of Tripoli with a population of 2.5 million out of a total population of 6.5 million. Gaddafi is attacking the rebels, taking back Zawiya, Ras Lanof, and pushing forward east to take more rebel areas.
Time for Intervention Running Out
With Libyan government forces advancing towards the rebel capital of Benghazi, the time for possible military intervention by the U.S. and its NATO or other allies appears to be running short.
Calls for Libya No-Fly Zone an Excuse to Put American Stamp on Arab Revolution?
A no-fly zone would be of little help halting the largely ground-based attacks on Libyan rebels and civilians.
Not Only al Qaeda But West on Outside Looking in at Libyan Opposition
Al Qaeda has tasked one of its most capable leaders with making inroads into Libya.
Gaddafi’s Ace In The Hole? Algeria (Part 2)
Algeria’s leaders fear that if Gaddafi falls, their hold on power will be that much more fragile.
Neo-Con Hawks Take Flight over Libya
In a distinct echo of the tactics they pursued to encourage U.S. intervention in the Balkans and Iraq, a familiar clutch of neo-conservatives appealed Friday for the United States and NATO to “immediately” prepare military action to help bring down the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and end the violence that is believed to have killed well over a thousand people in the past week.
WikiLeaks: AFRICOM’s Gen. Ward the Beneficiary of Gaddafi’s Wit and Wisdom
From carving up Switzerland to initiating a multilateral pirate peace process, Gaddafi doesn’t lack for opinions.
No to Military Intervention in Libya
This escalating rhetoric of military intervention from pundits and the administration toward Libya is not surprising. Libya has oil, and the West needs it. But we should not repeat the mistake of Iraq. The United States – or Europe – should not send troops to Libya except as part of a UN peacekeeping mission.