The "jihadist groups" were and remain a small minority in Libya. (Reply #15)

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joshcryer (61,726 posts)

15. The "jihadist groups" were and remain a small minority in Libya.

The US and foreign supporters of the Libyan revolution would rightly call AQ counter-revolutionaries.

The weapons were gained from Gaddafi's insane stockpiling of western bought weapons. They got distributed very quickly when moderate Muslims took to the fight against Gaddafi.

Whatever groups exist will remain a niche given the overwhelming rejection of their actions by the Libyan people at large. I would argue that their acting so "soon" now is actually going to lead to their demise, since they haven't had time to really recruit despite the racist xenophobic lies that the revolutionaries were "jihadist."

The Libyan people overwhelmingly elected moderate Muslims and rejected Egypti/Tunisia style Muslim Brotherhood leadership.

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Al-Qaeda says ‘meticulously executed’ Benghazi attack ‘revenge’ for number two’s death [View all]	DonViejo	Sep 2012	OP
Yeah, they gunned down harmless diplomats. Really brave. nt/	Akoto	Sep 2012	#1
Same could be said of US drone attacks which kill innocent civilians.	dipsydoodle	Sep 2012	#12
Most do.	joshcryer	Sep 2012	#16
Nothing excuses murdering diplomats. Two wrongs do not = right. n/t	Akoto	Sep 2012	#18
"Not all of Libya supports their government." Of course not, but if the attackers were foreigners	pampango	Sep 2012	#19
These are the jihadists we called 'revolutionaries' when NATO claimed to be	sabrina 1	Sep 2012	#2
Sabrina 1, I tend to agree with your take on the situation. The same might be said about	lumpy	Sep 2012	#26
If true, points to AQ reconstitution inside post-regime change Libya - bad omen for US ops in Syria.	leveymg	Sep 2012	#3
The "jihadist groups" were and remain a small minority in Libya.	joshcryer	Sep 2012	#15
The jihadist groups disproportionately made up the fighters who took down Ghadaffi, which is why	leveymg	Sep 2012	#23
Do you have a citation for that?	joshcryer	Sep 2012	#25
Chris Stevens set up camp in Benghazi not in Misrata or the Berber areas.	leveymg	Sep 2012	#27
Sure. But you contended that they "disproportionately made up the fighters...	joshcryer	Sep 2012	#30
"Regime change comes with costs." The fall of dictators, tsars and kings does come with costs.	pampango	Sep 2012	#21
I wouldn't view Libya so much a revolution as a change in US/NATO installed gov't.	leveymg	Sep 2012	#24
i wonder what those who say it was because of the stupid movie will say about this.	uppityperson	Sep 2012	#4
That stupid movie was shown to a grand audience of 10 people. IT was and is only a pathetic	Vincardog	Sep 2012	#5
It was the narrative of its contents	dipsydoodle	Sep 2012	#6
Funny that. I heard that the violence was in response to the killing of the #2 AQ. The "movie"	Vincardog	Sep 2012	#7
The protest was a diversion from the real attack. That was planned and coordinated in	leveymg	Sep 2012	#9
If the Salaafist clerics on an Egyptian broadcast had not done the broadcast	dipsydoodle	Sep 2012	#11
Forced choice.	Igel	Sep 2012	#13
"Claiming responsibility" is the sort of bluster all terriorist / insurgent groups engage in...	reACTIONary	Sep 2012	#8
Is Al-Qaeda actually responsible or just taking credit?	Tucsonric	Sep 2012	#10
Which # 2	fun n serious	Sep 2012	#14
There'll be a new #2 next week.	Frank Cannon	Sep 2012	#22
Now people can shut the fuck up about dismantling the First Amendment. nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Sep 2012	#17
It was pretty obvious..	sendero	Sep 2012	#20
I was listening to Amb. Rice this morning	glacierbay	Sep 2012	#28
I sure hope they have their facts right or walk this back really fast.	dkf	Sep 2012	#29

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