Read the following article about who is in charge in Libya. What has happened in Libya? Why would the US only be cautiously optimistic? What does the title of the article refer to in regards to the situation in Libya? What are some strengths for the new government? What will be some challenges? What advice would you give to the new leaders to insure a successful foundation?
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Ian McCaffrey
8/31/2011 03:03:29 pm
In Libya there has been a rebel revolt that has overthrown Muammar Qaddafi along with the regime. Although this has been an optimistic change for the country because Qaddafi had been squandering the countries oil wealth on arms and military missions, the US is only cautiously optimistic. This is because the National Transitional Council (NTC),the supposed “sole representative of all Libya," only has tenuous legitimacy. In addition to this, and as well a challenge to this government, are the reprisal killings that are weakening the NTC's legitimacy. Like we have been studying, the necessity of government is key, and the key to this new government in Libya is acquiring enough power to govern the people but allowing enough freedom and individual freedom so that the government is compromise-able and fair.
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Alex Quirici
8/31/2011 03:34:04 pm
A revolt has taken place in Libya where a group of rebels have taken over the the regime. The United States is only cautiously optimistic due to the poor decisions of Libya's leader Muammar Qaddafi has made with the countries money. Also, the United States is optimistic due to the deposition of what happend with the them and Saddam Hussein. The title is relevent to the article because the country does have good intentions of resoluting the conflict with the rebels, But the killings of the National Transition Council members have send a deep dark message on how dangerous and how unlegitament the rebels can be. For Libya's government to be successful, it needs to aquire enough power to have control of all its people. It will be difficult, but necessary so that no more revolts will come about. Advice for the new government would be to give their citizens enough power to be happy but not to much so they aren't overthrown.
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Nick McMaster
9/2/2011 03:09:31 am
In libya the rebel forces have defeated the old regime and now are trying to get a handle on the wellbeing of their nation now that the dust has settled. The NTC or self proclaimed "sole representitive of all Libya." has taken control. While their intentions may be good, the new leadership is lacking. this new leadership is reluctant in holding the rebels accountable for the post regime civillian murders they have committed, most likely because they want to keep the rebels as happy as possible after such a difficult struggle with the regime. The murders are reportedly nothing compared to the treatment of civillians durring the regime's control, but the actions of the rebels are not condoned by the NTC. The NTC is in a great position as a fresh new government after the regime's iron fisted control was lifted, this however is a hard postion for this new government to be in, because they must now balance being between too leinient which will lead to complete anarchy, and imparting order, which many citizens could see as parallel to the regime. The U.S. has every right to be cautiosly optimistic because while this government seems to be trying to take steps in the right direction, things could change in an instant with how unstable life is right now without established rule. My advice to the government would be to establish rule as soon as possible and provide structure and public defense to address the threats of terrorism,, and public unrest, and radicals, all of which aren't exactly unlikely in Libya at this point in time
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Sarah McClure
9/3/2011 05:24:35 am
In Libya there was a rebel revolt, which resulted in Muammar Qaddafi being overthrown along with Libya’s regime. The majority of Libya saw this revolt as a change for the better or a new optimistic change for Libya because Qaddafi was the cause of all the problems in Libya. The population viewed it as, “a new era of freedom and prosperity”. The US was cautiously optimistic because of what had happened after the deposition of Saddam Hussein, and how it had been followed by a “sectarian civil war”. The title of the article, “Good Intentions, Fragile Legitimacy” is relevant to the situation in Libya because the government or whoever has the most power has their best interest in the success of Lybia, but with the rebels killing members of the NTC, they are proving just how dangerous they are and how fragile their legitimacy is. For Libya to be successful or be on the road to a better overall country they will need to establish a stable government and obtain enough power to at least try and stop or completely stop the revolts which for the most part won’t happen for a while considering the state that Libya is currently in. My advice would be for the government need to claim its power as soon as it can, but also allow the citizens of Libya to have a say or have some sort of power, but not enough to where it gets to the point of rebel revolts and the government being overthrown.
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Monica Perez
9/3/2011 01:41:01 pm
There has been a revolt in Libya, which resulted in Muammar Qaddafi being overthrown along with Libya's regime. The NTC, a self-selected body, has proclaimed themselves as the representatives of Libya. The NTC has good intentions, but they don't have enough authority. The general population saw this revolt as an opurtinity of freedom. The US should be cautiosly optimistic because of the sectarian civil war that occured after the despostion of Saddam Hussein.The title of the article, "Good Intentions, Fragile Legitimacy" refers to the intentions of the NTC which are good. The leaders want stability, respect for human rights and political inclusiveness. And they also acknowledge that they have a fragile legitimacy, they say that they would have more authority if they were an elected body instead of self picked. But until Libya setles down and establish a stable government they wont be able to have that. And it is a disadvatage that many dont have an experience with a government system or a democracy. I agree with Sarah in that the government should claim power as soon as possible and to allow the citizens to be able to speak their opinions too. But the government having more power to do what is right for their citizens and country so it doesnt lead to more rebel revolts or the chance of being overthrown.
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Karla Ortiz
9/3/2011 01:57:31 pm
In Libya, there has been a rebel revolt, where Muammar Qaddafi and Libya's regime have been overthrown. Also,The National Transitional Council (NTC), has also declared itself the “political face of the revolution” and, the “sole representative of all Libya”. The United States is cautiously optimistic because the leader of Libya Muammar Qaddafi, has not made good decisions with the use of the countries money. The title of the article is relevant to the the article because the people in charge of the country have wanted to make Libya a better place, but they just need to take control of the rebels. Some of the strengths for the new government would be for them to have more power to be able to have control over the people and the revolts. Some challenges would be having control over everybody and being able to control the country. My advice for the leader of Libya would be for them to take control over the country as fast as they can and also let the people help make some decisions over what they want for their country.
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Angela Reddington
9/3/2011 02:23:48 pm
The issue uprising in Libya regards their former ruler Muammar Qaddafi. By neglecting the education, health and justice of his people, the Libyans rebelled. The United States is cautiously optimistic to the whole situation due to the fact of the recent disorderly war caused by another Arab dictator, Saddam Hussein. In the title, it refers to having good intentions, which Libya does have. But due to the appalling ruler of their country, they can’t fully succeed. The way that the Libyans organized their rebellion, didn’t help them out in the long run. Some strengths that the new government should work on would be for them to treat their citizens better so they don’t rebel. It might be a challenge for them to try and take better control of their people, but it would be worth it. The advice I would give to their new government would be to treat their people, as they want to be treated.
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9/6/2011 09:36:35 am
With everyone of the nation's problems blamed on Muammar Quadafi, a rebel revolt had taken place and he was overthrown along with the authoritarian form of government. Even though this is an obviously beneficial event at the moment, the US is right to be only cautiously optimistic because the legitimacy of the NTC which is in charge at the moment is very weak. The revolt was done with good intentions, but the people in charge at the moment don't exactly have enough power over the people. The biggest challenge of all for the new government would be to control all of its people. What they need to do is gain power over the people as soon as possible, but to the point were it doesn't take away any personal freedom. The key is to gain control, but to be fair to the people to keep them satisfied so that they don't revolt on the new government. The last thing the new government needs is another rebel revolt.
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Edward Ortiz
9/6/2011 03:44:29 pm
There was a rebel revolt, in lybia because Muammar Qaddafi, the former ruler, was unjust. He only cared about himself and didn't take care of his people. The United States is optimistic due to the deposition of what happend with the them and Saddam Hussein. The title is relevant because the rebels have good intentions on overthrowing their government and replacing it with a better system. However, they are killing member of the NTC, trying to show how dangerous they are but it shows how fragile their legitimacy is. A strength the new government needs to have is power and control over the rebels. Some advice i would give to the new leaders would be, try to be just to all or else is very easy to stir up another rebellion. People in Lybia need to find a government that fits their needs and stay with it for a while to settle down.
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Jesus Lopez
9/7/2011 01:56:53 pm
With all of the nation's problems blamed on Muammar Quadafi, a rebel revolt has taken place and he was overthrown along with the authoritarian form of government. Even though this event is obviously beneficial at the moment, the US is only cautiously optimistic, because the NTC is in charge and at the moment their legitimacy is very weak and they don't have much power over the people yet. The revolt was done with good intentions, but the NTC has a very weak legitimacy. The biggest challenge for their new government at the moment would be to gain control over all of their people. What they need to do is gain power over their people as soon as possible, but only control them up to the point where it is not taking away any personal freedom. They key is to keep their people satisfied so that they don't revolt against the new form of government. The last thing they need is another revolt.
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Monica Olguin
10/19/2011 06:16:11 am
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Monica Olguin
11/3/2011 03:54:59 pm
Libya's dictator form of government has been over-thrown by the rebel forces in the country side which built up a grass roots level of rebellion. The United States was only cautiously optimistic about the governement over-throw because Quaddafi had so much control over the resources such as: oil, food, and weapons; and there were several different katibas fighting unsure if they would be cooperative in the united over-throw movement. The uprising in over-throw of the dictator was done with all good intentions in hope of a more democratically run nation. The various personalities of people composing the country's founding documents may clash and be difficult to agree upon; and there is a high risk of hidden regimes that could possibly infiltrate the newly formed government. Libya's strength lies in that the NTC has a very strong dedication and resolve to forming a democratic nation. Some major challenges are overcoming the existence of corruption in their society and the possibility of different groups not getting along and not having their voice heard. My advice would be, starting off with a stable and strong law enforcement and ensuring a fair and free election for everyone.
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