On Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Obama administration admitted that former al Qaeda extremists who fought US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan were part of the rebel push to capture Tripoli. Further highlighting Al Qaeda's role, Muammar Qaddafi instructed his son Saadi to contact self-styled Tripoli commander Abd Al-Hakim Belhadj, one of the a/m extremists, to discuss ways of ending the war.
The Libyan venture has therefore placed the United States in the anomalous position of opening the Libyan door to rebels allied to groups with a strong al Qaeda background while at the same time fighting similar groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Yemen.
To prosecute guerrilla warfare against the rebels, the US and NATO, Qaddafi would have to follow in the West's footsteps and work with al Qaeda.
The Libyan venture has therefore placed the United States in the anomalous position of opening the Libyan door to rebels allied to groups with a strong al Qaeda background while at the same time fighting similar groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Yemen.
To prosecute guerrilla warfare against the rebels, the US and NATO, Qaddafi would have to follow in the West's footsteps and work with al Qaeda.
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