To be sure , the United States is not abandoning Iraq . the end of the year saw death of Gadhafi , plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq . Michael Hayden : Libya is ramping up its responsibility in one Arab country , leaving another . He says it 's vital to make sure Libya does n't turn into a `` Somalia on the Mediterranean '' Hayden : Rulers in Gadhafi , Yemen , Iraq will draw lessons from fate of Syria .
the end of the year saw death of Gadhafi , plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq . Michael Hayden : Libya is ramping up its responsibility in one Arab country , leaving another . He says it 's vital to make sure Libya does n't turn into a `` Somalia on the Mediterranean '' Hayden : Rulers in Gadhafi , Yemen , Iraq will draw lessons from fate of Syria .