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"[[Muammar al-Gaddafi|Qaddafi]] was a monster, but a monster in rehabilitation who might have been coaxed and prodded to have the next generation of Qaddafis morph into a more transparent society. Getting rid of him became the aim, without any thought of what might follow, much less any concrete plan of engagement to ensure something better. The result was [[Beghazi Attack|Benghazi]] and a [[Mogadishu]]-like failed state overrun by [[Islamism|Islamists]] and [[Terrorism|terrorists]]."<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/355835/obamas-middle-east-mess-victor-davis-hanson Obama’s Middle East Mess:  When we don’t support our potential allies and encourage constitutional rule, Egypt is the result.]</ref>

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