Libya on the brink of collapse two years after "liberation"

Libya on the brink of collapse two years after "liberation"

Published on Oct 23, 2013

The US-led NATO intervention in Libya ended two years ago with the death of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. Since then, Libya has seen increased violence and turmoil.
David Swanson, journalist and author of "War Is a Lie," says that the average person in Libya is worse off than they were before the international community involved itself in the country's civil war. Swanson joins RT's Meghan Lopez to discuss what it's like on the ground in Libya today and what lessons the US has learned from its involvement.




Libya: Two Years of Chaos
Published on Oct 23, 2013


Today marks the two-year anniversary of the "liberation" of Libya. That country has seen increased violence and turmoil in those two years since NATO and the United States launched a military operation to assist the rebels in deposing Muammar Gaddafi. From clashes to political corruption to terrorism, there are serious questions about Libya's future. RT's Sam Sacks reports.

so what exactly was accomplished?

Besides an undeserved Nobel peace Prize?