Since the end of January, demonstrations have rocked the Middle East and North Africa, first toppling the long time leader in Tunisia, then Egypt. The past few weeks violent demonstrations have turned Libya into a war zone, as the Libyan people are struggling to over through long time Libyan leader, Moammar Gaddafi. The situation is very tenuous and unpredictable. Unlike Egypt, the U.S. has little influence inside Libya, as Gaddafi's forty year rule has left it without any viable political parties or opposition groups. The chaos inside Libya has sent shock waves through the oil markets as oil prices spiked up 9% because of the volatile situation.
This event has not been confined to just Libya, we are seeing the same situation in Bahrain, Yemen, Morocco, and other Middle Eastern Countries.
The Obama administration has to begin formulating contingency planning and revamp its Middle East strategy in light of these new developments. The U.S. has to understand change is coming to the Middle East!
http://militarybriefingbook.com/browse.cfm?category=Africa&subcategory=North%20Africa
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