Overtures to the Islamic world continue, all based on the bedrock assumption that if the U.S. shows enough good will, that good will eventually will be reciprocated. Or at very least, a marriage of convenience can be sustained at least for awhile. And certainly many such marriages have been entered into and sustained. But the fact remains that the doctrines of jihad and Islamic supremacism, insofar as they are held by the officials in the country in question (and it would be hard to find a Muslim country where there are no such people at high levels) will always prevent these marriages of convenience from becoming real alliances, and indeed, will act as a corrosive upon them.
“Libya-US: Libyan Interior Minister Meets With US Ambassador,” from ANSAmed, May 28 (thanks to Insubria):
(ANSAmed) – TRIPOLI, MAY 28 – Libyan Interior Minister Abdel Fatah Yunis Al-Obaidi has recently met in Tripoli with Gene Cretz, the US Ambassador to Libya. Cretz said he was willing to promote relations between the two countries and highlighted recent developments in bilateral agreements signed by Libya and the U.S. Cretz also said that the US is ready to exchange technical experience with Libya, specifically in sectors involving combating crime, controlling drug trafficking and terrorist activities, and said that he is ready to organise specific training courses in these fields. The US Ambassador then underlined the importance of facilitating procedures in order for Libyan and American citizens to enter and leave the country and to allow for visas to be granted faster, as mutually agreed upon. Minister Al-Obaidi stressed the developments in relations between the two countries.