Libya was among the two Foreign Relations that testified before the senate Foreign Relations committee adhering on the ongoing civil conflict in libya and what role the us and its allies could take. Senator ben cardin, the senator drinking cardmember, who criticized President Trump for his assessment last week that there was no role for the us to play in the ongoing libyan conflict. Todays hearing will examine the crisis in libya. Id like to thank our witnesses for appearing before the committee on this important issue. Unfortunately, six years after the nato intervention libya remains on the brink of civil war. Like many of its neighbors libya failed to transition into a stable Representative Democracy hoped for by citizens. Sadly, if libyan people who paid the price. Fighting between the malicious has undermined internal security , weekend government institutions and damaged the economy. It also posing potential. [inaudible] to the us and allies. Infighting has created a permissive e