He noted that many people in the eastern part of the country feel marginalized after decades of underrepresentation and neglect during the rule of strongman Moammar Gadhafi, whose power base was centered in the capital city of Tripoli.
Military and political leaders convince themselves they can rely on air power and sea power to fight future wars, and thus neglect the industrial base that makes rapid production of armored systems feasible.
Prodded by the gas shortages, fearful of a power crunch and constrained by its own carbon targets, Labour has abandoned its previous policy of benign neglect.