Reportedly Qaddafi supported [[terrorism]], and may have ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988.
Reportedly Qaddafi supported [[terrorism]], and may have ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988.
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Due largely to his fear of becoming a target in [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s successful [[War on Terror]], Qaddafi decided to change his ways, giving up his WMD programs and renouncing terrorism. Full diplomatic relations with the [[United States]] were restored in 2006, and the Qaddafi regime's turnaround has been heralded by Secretary of State [[Condoleeza Rice]] as a model for others to follow.
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Due largely to his fear of becoming a target in [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s successful [[War on Terror]], Qaddafi decided to change his ways, giving up his WMD programs and renouncing terrorism. Full diplomatic relations with the [[United States]] were restored in 2006, and the Qaddafi regime's turnaround has been heralded by Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] as a model for others to follow.