In an effort to prevent the spread of ISIS, which metastasized after the U.S. toppled the Gadhafi regime, the Obama administration is looking to provide weapons and training to the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is a United Nations-endorsed state entity located in western Libya.
The problem, according to U.S. Africa Command chief Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, is it's unclear which groups the Obama administration should support since assessing their allegiance to the GNA in Libya is incredibly difficult. To make matters worse, U.S. intelligence on the ground is patchy.
For this reason, the Pentagon is hesitant to get involved in launching yet another "train and equip" program until there's more "political unity" around the GNA. That’s what Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said shortly after Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, remarked that small teams might be sent to Libya very soon, since political unity could happen "any day."
