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In reply to the discussion: FLASH: U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 3 Other Embassy Staff Killed in Rocket Attack in Benghazi [View all]Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)I pretty much always agree with you, and love your research. I do support Arab Spring-ers to a certain extent, though. I think Occupy, One Wisconsin (labor), the Greek protesters, and many Arab Spring movements have a lot in common. My path parts with the people that prevailed in Egypt's arab spring, though, because I think the guy now in charge there is a torturing Mubarek general who was on the CIA payroll. I don't know who the west installed as Libya's government, but the paramilitary group that hit our embassy doesn't represent the Libyans that were happy to get rid of Khadaffi, and the average citizen there who couldn't do anything about Khadaffi can't do anything about the people who overthrew Khadaffi, who in turn couldn't do anything about the paramilitary attackers. I bet those attackers were hired through the arab-language edition of Soldier of Fortune, though. A middle east version of 'Ronin', with a right-wing media assist.
I don't blame the rank and file Spring-ers for not being able to thwart the attack. The private security mercs we hired to protect our embassy couldn't thwart the attack either.