I recently posed this question via Twitter: ”If Iraq was Bush’s distraction from Afghanistan, then Libya may be Obama’s distraction from Egypt. Whose mistake is bigger?” It may be years before we have a definitive answer to my question, but if I had to choose today, I would go with Obama and Libya. In the news this week. Moussa Kouossa, the Libyan foreign minister, until his recent defection to Britain, says Libya is turning into Read More…
Two weeks ago Qmuze mused about America’s role in the Arab uprisings, saying: “As Libya turns increasingly violent, Mr. Obama should continue to champion freedom and democracy but let, in fact encourage, the Arab world to step-in to prevent any violence. This is an inflection point: Islam is due for a revolution, an enlightenment, indeed a trip to modernity, but America can not force it, it has to come from within.” A mere eleven days Read More…

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