The Long Road Ahead for Libya

Supporting the Libyan opposition in their quest for democracy is becoming a task more involved than the West originally thought. Overthrowing Moammar Gadhafi could be just the first step down a longer road of building a new nation in Libya.
The Long Road Ahead for Libya
Joshua Philipp
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/111752855.jpg" alt="TOUGH SPOT: Libyan rebel soldiers sit at a checkpoint on a road leading to front-line positions April 6 near Brega, Libya. While the war against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is still being waged, the task of nation-building, when it's over, may keep the U.S. and NATO in the country for even longer. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)" title="TOUGH SPOT: Libyan rebel soldiers sit at a checkpoint on a road leading to front-line positions April 6 near Brega, Libya. While the war against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is still being waged, the task of nation-building, when it's over, may keep the U.S. and NATO in the country for even longer. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1805520"/></a>
TOUGH SPOT: Libyan rebel soldiers sit at a checkpoint on a road leading to front-line positions April 6 near Brega, Libya. While the war against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is still being waged, the task of nation-building, when it's over, may keep the U.S. and NATO in the country for even longer. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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