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The longform Washington Post piece on the last decade in Libya is both terrific journalism and an absolutely horrifying exposé on American foreign adventurism. Unfortunately, in what I can only describe as "operationalized ideology," the article mentions Obama, the guy who created this mess, a grand total of two times. I did a quick google search on Obama/Libya and outside of coverage in 2016 when Obama called Libya "my worst mistake" I struggled to find any big analyses/critiques/exposés about how Obama completely fucked up Libya. The best one I found is from CATO Institute (LOL) and worth reading in full: https://www.cato.org/commentary/obama-administration-wrecked-libya-generation

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