And then Libya becomes an ISIS playground......

This morning in the LA TIMES an article on the front page claims that The Islamic State is now seizing land in certain oil-rich parts of Libya.

How is one suppose to reconcile the idea of eliminating a crazy dictator KNOWING THAT THE ALTERNATIVE is a thousand times worst?

It has taken a little while longer, but as we apply pressure in Syria and Iraq the bad guys just move to another place where stability seems not to exist.  Libya has been having it's own internal struggle since Qaddafi and his loony sons were removed but it's never been clear who we are backing in that struggle.  I hear talk about civilian militia but how can we be sure who we are offering weapons and support TO?

North Africa is a literal time bomb that offers no hope to anyone thinking a calm and normal reality might emerge from all the chaos.

John Kerry is quoted as saying....."Islamic State threatens to gain a 'stranglehold' on billions of dollars of oil revenue."   

The population of Libya is 6.6 million.  It is 97% Sunni Muslim.

Libya has had no functioning central government since the NATO overthrow of Moammar Qaddafi in 2011.

MIGHT AS WELL HAVE PUT UP A GIANT SIGN SAYING......

"ALL RADICAL ASSHOLES WELCOMED....MO REGISTRATION REQUIRED." 

And then considering that the ISLAMIC STATE IS ALSO SUNNI MUSLIM....IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

Is it becoming clear that maybe asshole DICTATORS might be a more sensible choice than asshole religious radical GROUPS.

Egypt has to be involved in the end game process considering almost the entire eastern part of Libya runs along their border...but since they are 94% Sunni Muslim maybe they don't give a damn...and will just fold into whoever emerges victorious.   Egypt has 70 million people and the largest armed forces in the Middle East....but they seem rather quiet regarding this matter.

SERIOUSLY....IF THE ISLAMIC STATE 
HAS SEIZED TERRITORY IN LIBYA 
WHY HASN'T EGYPT STEPPED IN 
AND SPANKED THEM INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN?

and unfortunately I might have an answer.........

The countries that border Libya are
Egypt
Sudan
Algeria
Tunisia
Niger

ALGERIA, EGYPT AND SUDAN ARE PREDOMINATELY SUNNI MUSLIM.

Tunisia is the smallest African country, as well as the most liberal, and Niger is an Islamic country but at this moment seems to have it's own internal struggle between certain tribes.

THE FIGHT FOR THE ISLAMIC SOUL OF NORTHERN AFRICA IS A VERY REAL BATTLE BETWEEN SUNNI AND SHITE.

BUT AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE......
IS
THIS CONFLICT
JUST
A
BATTLE
FOR
OIL?

Could this be a reason for low oil prices.......IS IT OUR WAY OF SCREWING WITH THE ASSHOLES WHO KEEP TRYING TO CIRCUMVENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP........TAKING OVER SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY....unless of course you are a giant multinational corporruption and you take over through acquisition....but that is a contract between two parties.

THERE IS NO CONTRACT IN LIBYA WHEN THE ISLAMIC STATE SWOOPS IN AND TAKES OVER.

And one more thing....how did they move their equipment from Syria and Iraq to Libya?

They don't have an air force and they don't have a navy......

Maybe they have extremely large 3-D printers.......

I hope Egypt and Saudi Arabia  wake up and decide that the Islamic State should be a thing of the past.

And I hope they wake up soon...before their playground turns into a Islamic State Disney World playground.


Michael Timothy McAlevey