Libya is still being torn apart by civil war and protest, but now more slowly than ever. Who is tearing this limited nation in two, that is a matter of growing consideration.
When will the nations of the world accept that this back-water battle has to be settled by the Libyan people against their own government? The world, including the United States, must risk the resurgence of Gaddafi and his thugs. Why should we strain our armed forces in another campaign of dubious nobility.
The United States can no longer trounce around the world settling every civil war and domestic spat which divides nations and wipe out its oppressed masses. Confirmed by growing domestic opposition in this country, the American people no longer have the energy, resources, or sheer will to fritter away our fraying future.
The United States must concentrate on recognizing provisional governments that they consistently represent democratic principles for all people, not just their rebelling faction. To this day, the State Department still cannot discern whether the Libyan rebels are friend or foe of the United States. With so much uncertainty on the ground plus the unwarranted risk to the United States' military capacities, we must not legitimize interim forces in Libya who may rebel against us in the future.