Michael Totten suggests that the West hit the brakes on embracing the Libyan president:
'Libya, like Syria, is no longer ruled by one of the regionâ??s â??conservativeâ? monarchies. Both are revolutionary regimes founded by leaders who came to power with ambitions beyond their own borders. Both are well-practiced in the art of using terrorism abroad as instruments of their foreign policies. Qaddafi formally renounced the practice to get back onto speaking terms with the West, but he and Assad together encouraged Palestinians to resume violent attacks against Israel just a few days ago. He hasnâ??t changed as much as heâ??d like us to think.'
Totten also points us to an interesting Michael Moynihan dispatch from Libya.
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