Last week the U.S ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, was murdered allegedly by the Al Qaeda terrorist group within Libya. America is a very powerful, and wealthy country, which, like Canada, acts as a peacekeeper within less fortunate countries. America makes allies with countries who may need their help and support in times of hardship. Therefore, when Libya needed assistance in the liberation of Libyans, the United States were there to offer their support. With this support, Libya was able to rise against a dictatorship that held both the country, and its people captive. And for what compensation? The United States is, of course, not pleased with the fate of their ambassador, leading to a harshened Libya-American alliance. This has a vast impact on the Arab Spring Movement because after the death of the American ambassador, the United States will be deterred from the assistance in present conflicts within Libya, as well as elsewhere. For example, America will be less likely to support Syria with their present civil war as a result of what has happened in Libya, making it more difficult for these countries to resolve their issues on their own. On top of this, the United States will undoubtedly work with the Libyan government to put to justice the killers of their men. This could be viewed as a positive side of the attack because if the murderers are from the Al Qaeda group that is suspected, Libya will be rid of these terrorists.
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Post #2: How the Death of American's Ambassador to Lybia Impacts the Arab Spring Movement
Last week the U.S ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, was murdered allegedly by the Al Qaeda terrorist group within Libya. America is a very powerful, and wealthy country, which, like Canada, acts as a peacekeeper within less fortunate countries. America makes allies with countries who may need their help and support in times of hardship. Therefore, when Libya needed assistance in the liberation of Libyans, the United States were there to offer their support. With this support, Libya was able to rise against a dictatorship that held both the country, and its people captive. And for what compensation? The United States is, of course, not pleased with the fate of their ambassador, leading to a harshened Libya-American alliance. This has a vast impact on the Arab Spring Movement because after the death of the American ambassador, the United States will be deterred from the assistance in present conflicts within Libya, as well as elsewhere. For example, America will be less likely to support Syria with their present civil war as a result of what has happened in Libya, making it more difficult for these countries to resolve their issues on their own. On top of this, the United States will undoubtedly work with the Libyan government to put to justice the killers of their men. This could be viewed as a positive side of the attack because if the murderers are from the Al Qaeda group that is suspected, Libya will be rid of these terrorists.
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Good post! I agree that with this conflict happening now that the U.S will be less likely to intervene and help Lybia now, which could have more complications moving forward.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I think they are also embarrassed, because the Arabs are very close to the U.S ambassador because he stood with them when they needed him, when everyone else was running away. The U.S ambassador made him self look "equal" to all of them.
ReplyDeleteI really hope that the United States will be able to fully uncover who exactly attacked the embassy and why. It truly is a sad, sad, event and I hope that justice will ultimately be served and that better safety measures will be implemented in embassies located in revolutionary regions to help prevent this kind of tragedy from ever occurring again!
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