Salon.com > Stephen R. Weissman http://www.salon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Both candidates miss the point on Libya http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/both_candidates_miss_the_point_on_libya/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/both_candidates_miss_the_point_on_libya/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13048730 Global Post WASHINGTON — On Monday night, the presidential candidates will undoubtedly continue to debate the administration’s handling of the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya and its significance for American policy towards the Middle East.

Unfortunately, they are likely to continue to ignore the most important question posed by the Sept. 11 murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other American officials by an Islamic militia that may be connected to an Al Qaeda affiliate, namely: “How is it that one year after the US provided essential military and diplomatic support to the NATO operation that enabled Libyan rebels overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libya finds itself at the mercy of hundreds of lawless militias and without a functioning state?”

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