During the second Democratic primary debate, the moderator asked Hillary Clinton about her record concerning the 2011 NATO war against Libya. In spite of post-war Libya being effectively a failed state, Clinton regards the invasion as a success model. Her to John Dickerson is thus particularly telling: “Now, there has been a lot of turmoil and trouble as they [the Libyans] have tried to deal with these radical elements which you find in this arc of instability, from north Africa to Afghanistan.” There is no sign of self-reflection by Clinton on her role – and the United States’ more generally – in creating this arc of instability. Indeed, that North Africa and the Middle East are just...
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