WASHINGTON: The US President Barack Obama says his interview fox
News at Sunday that the biggest mistake
of his presidency was a lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of late
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, with the country spiralling into chaos and
grappling with violent extremists.
According to him “probably failing to plan for the day after
what I think was the right thing to do in intervening in Libya."
Since Kadhafi's death, Libya has descended
into near-anarchy, ruled by rival militias vying for power while the militant
Islamic State (IS) group has gained influence in the country.
Obama
has repeatedly acknowledged that the United States and its allies could have
done more to prevent Libya's descent into chaos following the NATO-backed
uprising that led to Kadhafi's ouster and killing in 2011.
Obama
also sharply criticised British Prime Minister David Cameron and former French
leader Nicolas Sarkozy for their roles in the Libya campaign, saying in
particular that Cameron became “distracted".
