| I get what you are getting at, but this is a terrible question to ask. Libya is also a very complicated place, and so it's difficult to answer without quite a lot of knowledge. The question reeks of that ridiculous 'American can-do neo-colonialism can solve anything' kind of problem, and in that context is basically offensive. Any answer, given by any candidate could only totally gloss over the most important in a ridiculous and igornat way. "Bad answers had the exec consolidating power and crushing opposition." ? This is exactly how pretty much all leaders in the the Middle East establish power. Do you think they are stupid? Or maybe that there is some kind of underlying systematic issue here? Secondarily, is the ugly reality of the answers: you can't 'build infrastructure' while opponents are thwarting you at every turn. 'Killing your opponents' in such a situation may actually be a rational thing to do. Of course it sounds very outrageous to be talking about this in an interview, moreover, it's doubly shocking coming out of people without that kind of relevant (i.e. military) experience. This question is just loaded with problems, I suggest you adapt it to some other more neutral context. |