US President Barack Obama has stated that his failure to prepare for the aftermath of the fall of Libyan leader , president Muammar Gaddafi , was the worst mistake of his presidency . He acknowledged that intervention had been “ the right thing to do ” , but stated in a separate interview that Libya is now a “ mess ” . Following Gaddafi ’s fall , competing militias aiming to take power , set up rival parliaments and governments . Alongside this , groups like ISIS have taken advantage of the power and power vacuum to establish a foothold in the country . Obama has previously also criticised British Prime Minister , David Cameron , stating that he became “ paranoid ” following the intervention in Libya .
US President Barack Obama has said that his failure to prepare for the aftermath of the fall of Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, was the worst mistake of his presidency. He argued that intervention had been “the right thing to do”, but said in a separate interview that Libya is now a “mess”. Following Gaddafi’s fall, competing militias aiming to take power, set up rival parliaments and governments. Alongside this, groups like ISIS have taken advantage of the power and security vacuum to establish a foothold in the country. Obama has previously also criticised British Prime Minister, David Cameron, arguing that he became “distracted” following the intervention in Libya.