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'Just the Beginning': Could Obama's Libya Policy Haunt US in Years to Come?

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We are only beginning to see the catastrophic consequences of Obama's policy, according to Pamela Geller, US political activist and author of the book "The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America".

One of the members of the military protecting a demonstration against candidates for a national unity government proposed by U.N. envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon, is pictured in Benghazi, Libya October 23, 2015. - Sputnik International
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In an interview with Sputnik, Pamela Geller, US political commentator and author of the book "The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America," warned that Americans have yet to realize the grave implications of the policy pursued by President Obama.

The interview came after US President Barack Obama admitted that failing to plan the aftermath of the NATO-led intervention in the crisis-torn Libya was the biggest misstep of his presidency.

"It is just the beginning. We are only beginning to witness the catastrophic consequences [of Obama's policy]," she said.

Geller also harshly criticized the US leader for his stubborn unwillingness to act in line with real state of affairs.

"So many Islamic State [group] victories were won with American weaponry. This is reality. And Obama's entire presidency has been shaped by his refusal to accept reality," she said. 

She warned that even though Obama acknowledged his Libya-related misstep, which she called an attempt to "save face," the US President will go ahead with his "dangerous" policy.

"He does not stop and he learns nothing. He continues waging this incoherent, incomprehensible and very dangerous policy not just abroad but here in America," she said.

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Speaking to Fox News late last week, Obama also said that the state of affairs in Libya after the 2011 toppling of the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi was a "mess."

Libya has been in a state of turmoil since the 2011 Arab Spring movement, which later led to a civil war and the overthrow of Gaddafi by Western-supported Islamic extremists.

The Obama administration backed the use of NATO air power in Libya to ensure that rebels topple the then leader after a 2011 revolt. Since Gaddafi's death the influence of extremist Islamist groups in the country has steadily grown.

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