Obama: Libya chaos throughout Europe and Gulf countries

The chaos in Libya is partly due to a lack of support from Europe and the Gulf States.

The United States and Europe intervened militarily in 2011 when the regime of then dictator Muammar Gaddafi threatened to inflict a massacre in the rebellious city of Benghazi.,, We have the plan as well as I could expect to run, '' said Obama.,, We had a UN mandate, a coalition. It cost us a billion dollars, which is very cheap for a military operation. We arrived for large amounts of civilian casualties and a prolonged civil war. Nevertheless, it is a mess in Libya. ''

Obama recognizes that tribalism in Libya also played a role, but points to Europe. '' When I look back and ask myself what went wrong, I think there is room for criticism. I was confident that the Europeans, since Libya is so close by would hold. '' The president's intervention in Libya regarded as ultimately failed and these considerations also played a role when he had to decide to intervene elsewhere in the region militarily.