0bama's friends include
Cesar Chavez
Fidel Castro
mohammar Gaddafi
and some guy name Beelzebub
As Gaddafi sees it, Libya's nuke program gave him some much-needed leverage in his dealings with Washington. The bargain gave each what they needed: Gaddafi is a pariah no more, and the Bush administration has a success story in the Middle East-
Another important factor was the rise of Islamic fundamentalists in the Middle East, which resulted in extremist attacks in Libya and against Gaddafi personally.[this is also important]
As I said enemies and friends change depending on the time of a given crisis and the administration--Reagan called him 'a mad dog'.