Obama calls Libya his 'worst mistake'

[pak-marine]

Obama calls Libya his 'worst mistake'
AFP — PUBLISHED ABOUT 3 HOURS AGO

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was a lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, with the country spiralling into chaos and grappling with violent extremists.

Asked in a Fox News interview aired Sunday to name the “worst mistake” of his presidency, the US leader said it was “probably failing to plan for the day after what I think was the right thing to do in intervening in Libya."

Obama has repeatedly acknowledged that the United States and its allies could have done more to prevent Libya's descent into chaos following the NATO-backed uprising that led to Kadhafi's ouster and killing in 2011.

He expressed regret over the handling of the aftermath in a lengthy interview with The Atlantic magazine last month, calling the situation in Libya “a mess."

Obama also sharply criticised British Prime Minister David Cameron and former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy for their roles in the Libya campaign, saying in particular that Cameron became “distracted".

Since Kadhafi's death, Libya has descended into near-anarchy, ruled by rival militias vying for power while the militant Islamic State (IS) group has gained influence in the country.

The head of a UN-backed unity government arrived earlier this month in Tripoli to begin garnering support for his administration.

Asked by Fox News to name the worst moment of his White House tenure, the president said it was the day he traveled to Newtown, Connecticut, after a gunman shot 20 young children and six adult staff members at an elementary school in December 2012.

And his biggest accomplishment? “Saving the economy from a great depression."

And his best day in the White House? “The day that we passed health care reform,” Obama said.

“We sat out on the Truman Balcony with all the staff that had worked so hard on it and I knew what it would mean for the families that I'd met who didn't have health care."

“When asked what he most looked forward to upon leaving office next year, Obama replied: “Being able to take a walk outside."

 

[jamahir]

"mistake" doesn't quite describe the enormity of obomba's crimes directly against libya, syria and venezuela.

libya was the only truly democratic state in known history, a place that gave the 'third universal theory.

just like bush and bliar have been, obomba will also be declared guilty of genocide and war-crimes and in a near-future progressive replacement to the uno, he will be put on a simple trial and presented before the firing squad... in his company will be hillary clinton, bernard henri levi, cameron, sarkozy, hollande, the emir of qatar, whichever saudi king can be grabbed, erdogan, the king of brunei, certain military high-level officers from places like india and indonesia who supported the nato plans against libya and syria, and so on... basically any high-level person who overtly or covertly supports nato.

 

[ultron]

Obama will be held accountable for his crimes against humanity.

 

[xyxmt]

No you chutia here are your worst mistakes and its a long list
- Iraq I and II
- Afghanistan
- Lybia
- Syria (this has started a chain reaction that will engulf Europe for sure, Europe cannot withstand the 2nd Muslim envasion)

 

[livingdead]

mother of understatement...
gaddafi deserved the boot, but they could have tried to manage the fall out better.

 

[The Sandman]

wow after killing so many innocent ppl and destroying countries plunging them into never ending wars how easily these ppl just say oh it was a "mistake"

 

[PurpleButcher]

oops i killed hundreds of thousands and destroyed the lives of millions... sorry... it was a mistake

 

[Sher Malang]

Playing with the lives of millions is only a mistake for these BCs.

 

[T-Rex]

As long as UN is there no one in this world can touch these leaders of the UNSC. The UNSC shields them from their crimes against humanity. So, if somebody is really interested in bringing these leaders to justice he should talk about the dissolution of the UNSC with its dubious veto culture if not the entire UN.

 

[xyxmt]

mother of understatement...
gaddafi deserved the boot, but they could have tried to manage the fall out better.

yes like Iraq or Afghanistan

 

[livingdead]

yes like Iraq or Afghanistan

ideally one hoped it would go tunisia way, there will be an election and a islamist or secular party will be in power, what actually happened was tribal war. (loyalist tribes vs others)

 

[saiyan0321]

Are you insane? You retarded $%@& destroyed not one one but three nations while the fourth is struggling ... You destroyed Iraq, Syria and Libya while afghanistan combats to create unity.

Your mistake, as you call it, killed millions of people, over tens of millions are effected and nearly half of Syria is a refugee while the country itself is host to several terrorists groups... Why the hell do these countries mess with other others countries? You assholes did to bring freedom to people from 30 year old dictator regimes but all you brought them was death, murder, rape and pillaging. ISIS came because of you and now its engulfing not only the Muslim world but also your countries as well.

War, death and destruction bcz of your lust for power and puppets. In history, only a few nations can rival the monstoristy of the the US which was destroyed rhe very existence of nations.