Hillary Clinton’s Push for the Libya War and the Making of a Failed State

The Libya Gamble: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Push for War & the Making of a Failed State

Democracy Now , “The New York Times has published a major two-part exposé titled "The Libya Gamble" on how then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed President Obama to begin bombing Libya five years ago this month. Today, Libya is a failed state and a haven for terrorists. How much should Hillary Clinton be blamed for the crisis? We speak to journalist Scott Shane of The New York Times.” Published on Mar 3, 2016

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THE LIBYA GAMBLE PART 1 - Hillary Clinton, ‘Smart Power’ and a Dictator’s Fall

NY Times, “The president was wary. The secretary of state was persuasive. But the ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi left Libya a failed state and a terrorist haven.”By JO BECKER and SCOTT SHANE FEB. 27, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/hillary-clinton-libya.html

THE LIBYA GAMBLE PART 2 - A New Libya, With ‘Very Little Time Left’

NY Times, “The fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi seemed to vindicate Hillary Clinton. Then militias refused to disarm, neighbors fanned a civil war, and the Islamic State found refuge.” By SCOTT SHANE and JO BECKER, FEB. 27, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/libya-isis-hillary-clinton.html

The Forgotten Libyan Lessons and the Syrian War

Consortium News, ” Today, many Democrats don’t want to admit that they have been manipulated into supporting new imperial adventures against Libya, Syria, Ukraine and Russia by the Obama administration as it pulls some of the same propaganda strings that George W. Bush’s administration did in 2002-2003.”By Robert Parry October 6, 2016

https://consortiumnews.com/2016/10/06/the-forgotten-libyan-lessons-and-the-syrian-war/

Reaping the Whirlwind: Kerry, al-Nusra, Russia and Syria

Counter Punch,  “The Libya UNSC Resolution of 2011: Template for the Syria Resolution of 2017?… … the regime-change assault on Libya from March to October 2011… That catastrophe was initially urged by French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Britain’s prime minister David Cameron and endorsed by then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who persuaded President Obama to ignore the Pentagon’s opposition and lead NATO in bombing what was North Africa’s most prosperous country.” by GARY LEUPP OCTOBER 6, 2016

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/06/reaping-the-whirlwind-kerry-apologizes-to-al-nusra-friends-for-ever-negotiating-with-russia/