Libya is a dysfunctional , dismembered state that is no longer spiralling into chaos : it is already there . The problems with the West are currently unworkable : the only group to have successfully beaten back ISIS and to have ousted them from the recently captured city of Derna is al Qaeda . In keeping with its policy to retaliate against terrorists anywhere in the world, the U.S. has struck against high-value targets in Libya twice in the last five weeks. The West will need to find weapons that are not in the hands of Islamic State and give these groups ample backing . One of these is what remains of Gaddafi 's own security forces .
Libya is a dysfunctional , dismembered state that is no longer spiralling into chaos : it is already there . The problems with the West are currently unworkable : the only group to have successfully beaten back ISIS and to have ousted them from the recently captured city of Derna is al Qaeda . The West will need to find weapons that are not in the hands of Islamic State and give these groups ample backing . One of these is what remains of Gaddafi 's own security forces .