President Obama says chaos in Libya is one of his major foreign-policy failures — with three rival governments all beset by the forces of ISIS. But the President's not giving up on trying to establish some kind of order, and US Special Op Forces could be sent there “any day.” Critics say it's a strategy that hasn't succeeded before, and warn about making things worse — with American lives on the line. We hear about possible options and what it's like on the ground.
Will Libya Be America's Next Quagmire in the Middle East?
Credits
Guests:
Letta Tayler - Human Rights Watch -
@lettatayler,
Andrew Bacevich - Boston University,
Paul Scharre - Center for a New American Security -
@paul_scharre,
Mohamed Eljarh - Atlantic Council -
@Eljarh
More:
Secretary of State Kerry's remarks on Libya,
Tayler on why ISIS gets away with murder in Sirte,
HRW on life under ISIS in Sirte, Libya,
Scharee on displacing, replacing ISIL in Eastern Syria and Western Iraq,
Atlantic Council on Obama's 'shortsighted' approach in Iraq
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Paul von Zielbauer,
Katie Cooper,
Sáša Woodruff