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US
Airstrikes Hit Libya to Bolster UN-Created
Government
By Daniel
McAdams
August 02,
2016 "Information
Clearing House"
- "RPI"
- The Pentagon has announced today that the US
has begun conducting military airstrikes against
Libya with the stated intent of defeating ISIS in
that country. According to the Pentagon spokesman,
the Libyan "Government of National Accord" requested
that the US begin airstrikes against what they claim
is an ISIS stronghold in the Libyan town of Sirte,
the birthplace of murdered Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi.
Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook has indicated that
this is the beginning of a more sustained US air
campaign against Libya and that each US airstrike is
approved by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM).
Some observations:
1) No ISIS Before 2011 US "Liberation"
It goes without saying that before the US
"liberation" of Libya in 2011, there were no ISIS
forces in Sirte, or anywhere else in Libya. ISIS in
Libya is a problem created by the US intervention in
Libya in 2011.
2) Libyan Government Created by UN
The Pentagon cites the "Government of
National Accord" as the legitimate Libyan government
and its willingness to carry out airstrikes in favor
of that government signifies US policy favors
consolidation of power in the hands of this one of
several factions competing for power in Libya. It
should be noted that the "Government of National
Accord" is a governing body that was not selected by
the Libyan people, but rather
created by the United Nations and sent into
Libya on a ship from Tunisia.
At the time this government was imposed on the
Libyan people by the UN, that body's envoy for
Libya, Martin Kobler told the Libyan people they
should accept this new governing body even though
they had not elected it He
said:
I call on
the Libyan people to extend to the Presidency
Council and the Government of National Accord
their full support and cooperation. The
international community stands firmly behind
them and is ready to provide the required
support and assistance.
The US-led
attack on Libya was supposed to give the Libyan
people back their sovereign vote by deposing a
leader not sufficiently democratic by US standards.
The US is bombing Libya to consolidate the power of
a non-elected government that the US installed
because the previous government was not elected.
3) US Claims 2001 Force Authorization as
Authority
At the 28:04 minute mark of
today's briefing on the airstrikes, one
journalist finally asked the Pentagon spokesman
under what legal authority these strikes were being
conducted. The Pentagon spokesman replied that they
were authorized by the 2001 Authorization for the
Use of Military Force.
This Administration claim is an incredible stretch
-- beyond the breaking point. Libya was not involved
in any way with the 9/11 attacks on the US and ISIS
did not even exist at the time of the 9/11 attacks.
None of the journalists followed up on the
Administration's claim of authority to attack Libya
based on legislation targeting those who attacked
the US on 9/11.
4) Millions Spent on Strikes to Hit a Tank
According to Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook, this US
airstrike resulted in the bombing of a tank and a
few trucks. The cost of a round of airstrikes on
Iraq or Syria is
approximately $8.5 million.
5) No Media Interest in ISIS Appearance in
Libya
Through the entire 37 minute
Pentagon briefing, no one in the press corps
asked why ISIS is in Libya where it had not been
before the 2011 US attack. No one challenged the
Administration narrative.
Copyright © 2016 by RonPaul
Institute.
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