Copyrighted Image? DMCA | In 2006, announcing that the U.S. was restoring full diplomatic relations with Libya, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held up Libya's leadership as "a model" for others to follow. Qaddafi's glaring violations of human rights--which, in 2011, gave the U.S. cause for military intervention--were not simply overlooked during the Bush years; they were exploited. |