President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Jacob Sullivan to be America's next national security adviser. US SHOULD ENCOURAGE CHINA'S RISE, BIDEN NATIONAL SECURITY PICK JAKE SULLIVAN SAYSIndeed, Sullivan worked as Clinton's close confidante in the Libya plan, which was developed months in advance of the October 2011 takedown of long-running dictator Moammar Qaddafi, just as the Arab Spring accelerated. "The U.S. war in Libya was a predictable error—a cheap mistake for Americans and an all-consuming disaster for Libyans. As per August 2011 emails, Sullivan exulted his boss's timeline and her "leadership/ownership/stewardship in this country's Libya policy from start to finish." "The best way to repair our foreign policy is to put career officials in charge."

Source: Libya Today November 24, 2020 20:37 UTC