A new Libyan government should devise policies that benefit the Libyan people, instead of avenging Gaddafi's legacy.
By Marwan Bishara
Al-Jazeera
"In order for Libya to liberate itself from four decades of the Gaddafi rule, it must also free itself from his persona.
Gaddafi no longer presents a political or even a tribal weight in the country. He’s more of a nuisance, a security challenge; a background noise that will go away sooner rather than later.
A liberated Libya 2011 is no occupied Iraq 2003. Contrary to certain sensationalist estimates, Gaddafi cannot seriously fight back long-term with a gold- or dollars-financed insurgency. The old man is finished, and neither he nor his family will be able to mount any serious challenge to reborn Libya.....
Libya can’t afford a mentality of revenge and retaliation, or an uprooting process similar to de-Ba’athification in Iraq. Its national reconstruction begins not with bricks, but with its peoples’ reconciliation.
Only after they join forces to strengthen the national, legal and territorial infrastructure of a new pluralistic and diverse Libya should the various political trends - liberal, conservative or Islamist - underline their different visions for running their promising country.
These brave Libyans who proved they can’t be daunted by Gaddafi’s violence shouldn’t be haunted by his legacy."
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