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Type: Article / op-ed draft (house oversight document)
File Size: 1.78 MB
Summary

This document is page 10 of a larger file, bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp. It contains the text of an opinion piece or article discussing the political transition in Libya following Western intervention, comparing it favorably to the situation in Iraq and arguing that intervention was preferable to Gaddafi remaining in power. The author is identified only as a former director of policy planning for the US State Department.

People (2)

Name Role Context
Col Gaddafi Former Leader of Libya
Mentioned in the context of the argument regarding intervention; the text argues the alternative to intervention was ...
Unnamed Writer Author
Identified in the footer as 'a former director of policy planning for the US state department'.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
National Transitional Council
Libyan governing body mentioned as having an impressive draft constitutional charter.
US State Department
Mentioned in the author's biographical note.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (1 events)

Contextual (c. 2011)
Libyan Intervention / Transition
Libya
Libyans US The West

Locations (4)

Location Context
Primary subject of the text.
US
Referenced regarding foreign policy and comparisons to Iraq.
Used as a comparison for lessons learned regarding post-conflict transition.
Referenced as a geopolitical actor.

Key Quotes (3)

"Looking forward, it is really not up to the west, much less the US, to plan Libya’s transition."
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"The National Transitional Council has a draft constitutional charter that is impressive in scope, aspirations and detail"
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"Libya proves the west can make those choices wisely after all."
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