By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:More than a thousand people took to the streets yesterday in Benghazi, Libya. They were demanding that the Islamic militias put down their weapons.
The protesters also shouted that the government should force the militias to follow the law and disarm.
There is little chance of that happening.
Libya is composed of 140 tribes and each of them is armed. Each tribe needs weapons to defend itself
against other tribes. Embedded in the tribes are subgroups - including al Qaeda affiliates like those who attacked the US consulate and murdered the United States ambassador to Libya.
The fact that there was a protest like that in Benghazi is a positive sign. But do not read too much into it. The attack on the US consulate was also a sign of the times in Libya. And so is the fact that the militia will not lay down their weapons.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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