Color me a skeptic. Where were they on the night of?
The Libyan youth movement just returned from a state department sponsored exchange on “media literacy”. Sounds like more of the same thing we saw in Cairo with American left wing groups and the state department egging them on.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2934687/posts?page=7#7
Since there was no organized protest, where did you expect them to be? They were at home.
Whether we want to believe it or not, many Libyans have come into contact with our citizens. They have developed relationships. They don’t buy the slop the radical extremists are selling.
Do they agree with us in all things? No. We shouldn’t expect them to.
Since this was a surprise attack with heavy weapons, the ordinary citizens would have wisely stayed away. However, their large reaction is indicative of the appreciation that many Libyans have for our support in removing their dictator. The militia issue has been smoldering for months. Glad this has finally provoked the rest of the population to confront the issue. There are a number of different militias and gangs of various religious persuasions and intensities, not to mention tribal or city affiliations. Sometimes two or three concentrated in one area or city. Not easy to predict or control or even interpret.