In a Newsmax Article today, Middle East expert Walid Phares says that Libya is in danger of becoming another Iran if the Obama administration fails to act quickly to support non-Islamist forces who led the country's revolution. I'll add to that myself that if the Obama administration doesn't support the rebel forces who aren't Islamist, then U.S.'s military involvement in Libya will be a waste of time. I wasn't a supporter of the U.S. taking military action into Libya to start with knowing that the U.S. is no longer in the business of fighting wars to win. Another problem I have with the U.S. going into this military operation is the fact I couldn't see the purpose for the U.S. involving itself in this war. There were no national interests at stake for the U.S. Another problem that I had with the U.S. involvement with Libya is not only did Congress not declare war on Libya, but there was no Congressional approval in any form to allow Obama's authorizing a military strike on Libya. The 60 days allotted by the War Powers Act has expired and Congress has not held President Obama accountable for his actions. The Constitution says that if we're going to wage a war against another country, we need a Congressional declaration of war.
Since I've concluded my introductory remarks concerning the U.S.'s entry into the Libyan conflict, it's important to recognize since it appears that the Moammar Gadhafi regime appears to be ending, it's important that the U.S. makes sure that the hard-line Islamist forces don't take power in Libya. If they do take over, there will be Islamic revolution in Libya like it was in Iran 32 years ago. I do understand that Gadhafi was a thug just like Hosni Mubarak was in Egypt as well as Bashar-al-Assad is in Syria. I know politicians such as Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham things it's important to overthrow these dictatorial regimes. Consequently there's a downside to that. Anyone that's studied Islam knows that Islam isn't a peaceful religion in the Middle East. There are those in the media that try to portray the image that Islam is a peaceful religion, but nothing could be farther from the truth. The radical Muslims have an agenda to establish a Muslim Caliphate. If radical Islamists take control in Libya and Syria, then we will have the makings of an Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East. That will be nothing but a bloodbath in the Middle East. The Shah of Iran was a dictator, but it was a Sunday school picnic compared to the Ayatollah Khomeini regime that took control of Iran in 1979. The radical Islamists believe in killing the infidel. Those who don't subscribe to Islam, they are considered the enemies to Islamists. They have the "duty" to kill those who don't conform to Islam. They have the warped view that they are to engage in terrorist acts to kill the infidel.
The overthrow of the Moammar Gadhafi regime could be a terrible thing if radical Islamists take control of the Libyan government. Since the Obama administration made the decision to strike Libya, then the Obama administration needs to finish the job and make sure that whoever succeeds Gadhafi won't be hardline Islamic terrorists. Otherwise, the situation in Libya will go from bad to worse. The situation will become more perilous than what it currently is if the radical Islamists take control.
Clink on the above link from Newsmax to read Walid Phare's take on the situation in Libya.
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