re: #1 Tigger2

Libyan elected gov is composed of exiles at least in the top ranks. That means, based on past such examples (Iraq, Afghanistan) they have little support on the ground. And based on reporting on Libya, politics there is tribal and local.

So, while I hope for the best, I think it was a mistake to arm groups we knew were linked to militant Islamists and we will see this as another case of blowback. I hope I am wrong.