Obama says not having a 'day after' plan for Libya his biggest mistake

President Obama told Fox News host Chris Wallace that the worst mistake of his presidency was the lack of a plan for Libya after Gaddafi was overthrown. Bloomberg: “Probably failing to plan for the day after,” Obama said in the session, which was taped at the University of Chicago on April 7. He added that intervening in Libya “was the right thing to do.” The Libya operation and its chaotic aftermath has been resurrected in the 2016 presidential campaign. That’s in part because of the increasing presence of the Islamic State there, and U.S. airstrikes to disrupt its operation. Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, as Obama’s secretary of state, strongly supported the intervention. In a 2011 interview with CBS News when still secretary, Clinton said of Qaddafi, “We came. We saw. He died.” At a March 7 town hall meeting, Clinton said what has happened since then “is deeply regrettable. There have been forces coming...(Read Full Post)