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Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton argues that the U.S. should have done more to help boost rebel leaders.
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Now back to what I'm calling a civil war in Libya for us -- site that captured moma I'll cut off his -- Next He pops up on live TV giving interviews of -- walking the streets of -- in fact.
So you -- Islam says his dad's still controls the city we simply can't trust either side.
Former ambassador to the UN is see a ambassador John.
Hill -- and company ambassador welcome.
But it but I want to mess is all sort of -- there's going to be what the transitional the temporary national council.
Do we have any influence of -- -- have a but we have some influence over what we should have been doing for six months really is finding individual leaders who are pro west who believe in an open pluralistic society.
And supporting and making sure they dominate whatever the successor regime is we had we have not done an adequate -- you know for a fact -- an adequate job but we tried to do that for we've we've done some but not enough that this was entirely foreseeable and the risk now is that the elements we know or there who support al-Qaeda and support terrorism.
Who have a completely different kind of regime in mind.
Are still viable players what comes after Gadhafi remains a big unknown but if we pump below the weapons and that to the side that we -- to win.
They were encouraging a civil war on I don't think its weapons I think it's political support I think it's assistants they have these individuals predominate in the in the post Khaddafi politics that's addressing doctor Judy is Judy Jackson was on our show last night.
Suggesting -- want North Africa and the Middle East -- is -- Marshall plan.
That's massive American aid for dad rebuilt and is not gonna happen is for forget it looked Libya could be a rich country it could pump enough -- That it's people would do very well the oil revenues they had during Gadhafi is rain.
Went to Gadhafi and his favored clans and -- but that can be turned around they don't need to Marshall plan.
Now presenting a very positive picture of post Khaddafi Libya.
Well I think we have to be realistic there are a number of possible scenarios and and they'll be determined by how -- goes out I still think -- will fall but if it's a bloody and it will make national reconciliation that much harder to we have to be prepared.
For these various possibilities in the great scheme of things does the -- spring the Green shoots of democracy.
They're gonna be trampled.
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Good good question I'll decide on Labor Day and -- -- know.
Okay its ambassador John Bolton always a pleasure thank you very much.
