{"id":3028,"date":"2011-09-15T07:57:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T12:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2011-09-15T07:57:33","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T12:57:33","slug":"libya-more-bombing-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/15\/libya-more-bombing-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya: More Bombing Needed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least the U.S. military and other NATO air forces have already had lots of practice hammering this country.<\/p>\n<p>Who could have ever foreseen that the Islamist radicals would take over after the U.S. helped topple the country&#8217;s dictator?<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/09\/15\/world\/africa\/in-libya-islamists-growing-sway-raises-questions.html?_r=1&#038;nl=todaysheadlines&#038;emc=tha2\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;<strong>Islamists\u2019 Growing Sway Raises Questions for Libya<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the emerging post-Qaddafi Libya&#8230; the most powerful military leader is now Abdel Hakim Belhaj, the former leader of a hard-line group once believed to be aligned with Al Qaeda. <\/p>\n<p>The growing influence of Islamists in Libya raises hard questions about the ultimate character of the government and society that will rise in place of Col. 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