Because the U.S. is interested in one thing in Libya: Stability. A candidate weaker than this would mean another civil war and all the bloodshed and geopolitical upset that will go along with that. Anyone running for president in oil-rich Libya will want to do so knowing they will control the oil and the oil revenues. Anyone running for president in oil-rich Libya will want to do so knowing they will control the oil and the oil revenues. Because the U.S. is interested in one thing in Libya: Stability.
Source: Libya Today November 12, 2021 22:36 UTC