Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
No, they didn't.
Rebels from Benghazi, Misrata, Zintan etc. all fought under the same banner. They were united while they had the common cause of removing Gaddafi.

Double I can't even begin to imagine a logical process for that notion.
IS just opened a new front in Afghanistan (whether directly or indirectly). I am note sure what you are getting at.

Also a strange comment. One of the biggest arguments from military POVs against the Libyan semi-intervention was that it was such a poorly-planned and organized operation specifically with respect to its scope and goals.
Officially, there might have been ambiguity over the goals of the operation; but unofficially, I can only assume that the most important leaders of the intervention had the goal to remove Gaddafi.

Quote Originally Posted by HitWithThe5 View Post
Initial point was that you cannot call something a victory for liberal interventionism
I didn't.

and then proceed to blame the mess on Libyans
They were the ones who started it.

The fact is either nato were willingly supporting islamists or these militias fooled them by publicly praising the interventionists. Even if an islamist thanks you, his ideology wants its boot up yours. Islamists were previously neglected but they were legitimized by foreign countries.
I ask again: which islamists? Names of groups and individuals who currently wield significant power, please.