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Line 147: − ====Ambassador Stevens dispatched to give aid====+ − On Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the Libyan opposition. The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011. </ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate Obama's assistance to the rebels, whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the Al Qaeda affiliate, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com </ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the Libyan opposition, as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the opposition. Clinton discussed what the Obama administration would do to help the jihadis and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.+ +
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Public opinion initially was divided on support for President Obama's actions, within 30 days however, opposition rose 15%<ref>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/americans-rapidly-turn-against-obama-over-handling-of-libyan-intervention.php</ref> as the reality of the intervention set in.
Public opinion initially was divided on support for President Obama's actions, within 30 days however, opposition rose 15%<ref>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/americans-rapidly-turn-against-obama-over-handling-of-libyan-intervention.php</ref> as the reality of the intervention set in.
===Ambassador Stevens dispatched to give aid===
[[File:Christopher Stevens.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The body of Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Stevens, attended the March 14, 2011 meeting Sec. Hillary Clinton had with the "Libyan opposition"-[[jihad]]is loyal to [[al-Qaeda]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sec-clinton-meets-with-libyan-rebels-in-paris/ </ref> Stevens met the same fate as Gaddafi. ]]
Giving in to Hillary's pressure, on Friday March 8, 2011, President Obama told reporters he would appoint an official to maintain contact with the "Libyan opposition". The number two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, [[Christopher Stevens]]<ref>[http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/us-names-chris-stevens-liaison-to-libyan-opposition.html US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition,] ABC News Radio, March 14, 2011. </ref> was tasked with helping to coordinate assistance to the "rebels", whose top military commander, Abdelhakim Belhadj, was the leader of the [[Al Qaeda]] affiliate, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG).<ref>[http://counterjihadreport.com/tag/libyan-islamic-fighting-group/ ‘White Out’ on Benghazi: State Dept. Issues Report,] Clare Lopez, December 23, 2012. http://counterjihadreport.com </ref> Hillary Clinton attended a meeting in Paris with Stevens and representatives of the "Libyan opposition", as did U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the "opposition". Clinton discussed what she persuaded the Obama administration to do to help the [[jihad]]is, and that they would do more than just provide humanitarian aid.
===Questions on the legality of U.S. actions===
===Questions on the legality of U.S. actions===