Political analyst Kamel Al-Marash considered the American action on the Libyan file to be still “timid” and not up to the challenge, suggesting that its focus on economic deals will not lead to real results. This came in a statement to the Libya Al-Hadath channel.
Al-Marash explained that the “more appropriate” American engagement should have been through addressing the security file first, instead of limiting it to a political settlement that leads to elections that are “difficult to achieve” under the Tripoli government and the presence of entrenched militias that obstruct any progress towards a clear milestone.
He stressed the need for the United States to press for the removal of the Dbeibeh government and the formation of a new government of national unity. He also called for the security file to be opened by liberating Tripoli and western cities from the sway of militias and integrating them according to conditions set by the National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, considering that anything else would keep the country “stagnating.”
Al-Marash noted that American meetings with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and General Saddam Haftar are “positive steps” that could lead to tangible results, as Washington possesses tools of pressure on regional powers that are obstructing the political transition.
He called for “clear and explicit” American support for the National Army and insisted on dismantling and disarming the militias, “even by force.” He criticized the rhetoric of American officials, including Boulos, for being limited to “how to reach elections” under a “corrupt” government—as he described it—that funds militias and clings to power.