Fox News Reports: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made history Saturday as the first U.S. defense chief to ever visit Libya.
The visit comes after rebel forces ousted and killed Muammar Qaddafi, who ruled Libya for more than four decades and whose short-lived détente with the U.S. ended when the Obama administration joined with NATO allies in aiding what amounted to a revolution.
Panetta, arriving in Tripoli for meetings with Libya’s new leaders, said the United States stands “ready to offer assistance in the spirit of friendship and mutual respect.”
He said the civil war and removal of Qaddafi would serve as a model for other nations still in the throes of the Arab Spring. But he acknowledged the hard work has only just begun.
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