...something are best left alone...I'd have thought we would have learned this in Iraq... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44336988/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/
Interesting... It won't be easy to shift from an authoritarian socialist republic to the vision stated in their new Constitution. They were all signs, one influential member of the council said, that point to a continuing power vacuum in the civilian leadership of the Libyan capital. But the jockeying for power also illustrates the challenge a new provisional government will face in trying to unify Libyas fractious political landscape. The country was little more than a loose federation of regions and tribes before Colonel Qaddafi came to power. His reliance on favoritism and repression to maintain control did little to bridge Libyas regional, ethnic and ideological divisions. Nor did the rebels who ousted Colonel Qaddafi ever organize themselves into a unified force. Rebels from the western mountains, the mid-coastal city of Misurata and the eastern city of Benghazi each fought independently, and often rolled their eyes in condescension at one another. And although the transition so far has been surprisingly orderly almost no looting and little violence Tripoli has become an early test of the revolutions ability to bridge those divisions because in contrast to other Libyan cities liberated by their own residents, Colonel Qaddafi was ousted from Tripoli by brigades from other regions, and most remain in the streets.
Resulting power struggle was fairly predictable. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_vJ2XWl8XU"]Libya's vacuum of power - YouTube[/ame] cheers.
