On FPF #352, I discuss the military power of the Libyan Field Marshal Haftar. Haftar came to power in the vacuum left by Obama's war in Libya and now controls most of Libya. The strongman has acquired a fleet of fighter jets and 10,000s of troops. He has also built up a navy. Most of the military equipment was given to him by allies of the US like UAE, Egypt, and France.  Links <ul> <li><a style="color: #0000ff;" href= "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rise-libyas-renegade-general-how-haftar-built-his-war-machine"> MEE - Haftar's Army</a></li> <li><a style="color: #0000ff;" href= "https://www.defenseone.com/politics/2019/05/poll-americans-want-stay-nuclear-arms-control-agreements/157144/"> Americans favor arms control</a></li> <li><a style="color: #0000ff;" href= "https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/from-boeing-to-e-ring-shanahan-is-industrys-man-at-the-pentagon/"> Kelley Vlahos on Patrick Shanahan</a></li> </ul>

On FPF #352, I discuss the military power of the Libyan Field Marshal Haftar. Haftar came to power in the vacuum left by Obama's war in Libya and now controls most of Libya. The strongman has acquired a fleet of fighter jets and 10,000s of troops. He has also built up a navy. Most of the military equipment was given to him by allies of the US like UAE, Egypt, and France. Links MEE - Haftar's Army Americans favor arms control Kelley Vlahos on Patrick Shanahan

On FPF #352, I discuss the military power of the Libyan Field Marshal Haftar. Haftar came to power in the vacuum left by Obama's war in Libya and now controls most of Libya. The strongman has acquired a fleet of fighter jets and 10,000s of troops. He has also built up a navy. Most of the military equipment was given to him by allies of the US like UAE, Egypt, and France.&nbsp; Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rise-libyas-renegade-general-how-haftar-built-his-war-machine" rel="noopener noreferrer"> MEE - Haftar's Army</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/politics/2019/05/poll-americans-want-stay-nuclear-arms-control-agreements/157144/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Americans favor arms control</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/from-boeing-to-e-ring-shanahan-is-industrys-man-at-the-pentagon/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Kelley Vlahos on Patrick Shanahan</a></li> </ul>

Libya's Strongman

Foreign Policy Focus is a podcast hosted by me, Kyle! It covers current events overseas and how those events affect you at home. While US military operations in the Middle East seem like they are on the other side of the world, they have real impacts on the everyday lives of Americans. Wars are the most costly of all US government actions and politicians use them to strip away rights of Americans. Knowing what your government is doing around the globe will give you insight into what they are doing at home.

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