Whether by commission or omission, therefore, critics contend that the disasters that followed are largely the fault of the United States and its allies. Analysts and observers of U.S. foreign policymakers commonly overestimate Uncle Sam’s ability to control events abroad. Libya and the Illusion of ControlIf there is one thing that everyone can agree on, it is that today Libya is a mess. In a real sense, there is little need to wonder what would have happened had the United States chosen different paths. We have clear, recent examples of intervention and nonintervention in Arab states.

Source: Libya Today October 24, 2016 00:58 UTC