Is the West in Libya once again getting involved with tribal and sectarian disputes beyond its understanding? That is the message of this editorial from Pakistan’s Frontier Post, which outlines what is likely to happen as the ‘eastern revolutionaries’ close in on Tripoli – with NATO support.
The Frontier Post editorial says in part:
It’s more than apparent now: The Western adventurists are in Libya for regime change, not to protect civilians, which is what they were authorized to do by the U.N. Security Council. In fact, under the cover of that U.N. mandate, they are debilitating Muammar Qaddafi’s military muscle to allow the eastern revolutionaries to gain the upper hand over pro-government elements, and to capture more territory. Their sleight of hand stands exposed by the way they are reacting to popular uprisings in Yemen and Bahrain, which are so similar to the revolution in Libya.
One might hope that their experience in Iraq will hold them back. The U.S.-led war party descended there, thinking their Iraqi adventure would be a cakewalk. But it turned out to be a nightmare. And almost ten years down the road and much blood and treasure expended – to say nothing of the horrific holocaust of Iraqis – they are withdrawing before it has regained peace with itself and continues riven by wholesale sectarian, tribal and terrorist bloodletting. If Westerners haven’t lost all sanity, they must work for a political settlement that is in the best interests of the Libyan people – not their own.
In any case, the forecast for Libyans looks to be a very harrowing one. But it will also be harrowing for the West. In its blind desperation, the Libyan resistance should not allow itself to become just another pawn for transient Western gains. The Libyans will rue this later.
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