Iran vs Libya

The invasion of Iran has turned political and it is time for a brief history lesson to remind the country of how these battles end. In March of 2011, President Obama authorized military strikes on Libya to take out Libyan air defenses and protect rebels from attack. He told congressional leaders that the involvement would last “days, not weeks”. The assault ended 7 months later when the Libyan leader Muammar, Gaddafi was killed. The US achieved its immediate tactical objective to remove Gaddafi from power and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe without ground troops. However, the long-term goal of fostering a stable, democratic Libya failed, as the country devolved into a chaotic, failed state, leading many to view the intervention as a long-term failure. When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, a former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign intervention What will happen in Iran is yet to be seen.