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| Another Afghanistan is in the making? |
| 2015-06-13 |
| [ARABNEWS] The recent attempts of the terrorist organization, Daesh, to expand its influence in the war-torn Libya or the Arab inaction toward the constant collapse of the North African country might not have surprised anybody. The situation in Libya has gone from bad to worse in full view of the entire world. It was obvious that the mixture of chaos, proliferation of weapons and the political, tribal and factional infighting would repeat the Somalia or Afghanistan scenario and allow for the expansion of Al-Qaeda and Daesh or any other terrorist group. In fact, this has been the case in Iraq, Syria and though differently, in Yemen. The Arab reaction to the deteriorating situation in Libya was not unexpected. Statements condemning the turmoil were issued and useless meetings were held as Libya fell victim to a debilitating power struggle and became an easy target for myrmidons. It has become habitual for Arabs to do nothing concrete in the face of danger. And regional crises have been dealt with by referring them to a UN envoy to absolve the Arab League |
| Posted by:Fred |