Libya’s peaceful Day of Rage has lurched into civil war and the regional ramifications are immense.
The coming conflict could destabilize Africa as well as other Arab states. It could drag in Libya’s neighbours or undermine such neighbours as Tunisia and Egypt, which are still dealing with their own, unresolved revolutions.
The fire of democracy, kindled in Tunis and Cairo and now flaming throughout the Arab world, could be quenched in Libya’s bloodshed.
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