Obama admits Libya failure

Published June 2, 2016 7:03pm ET



President Obama on Thursday admitted his administration’s failure in Libya, where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton played an outsized role.

For years, Obama has lambasted President Bush’s decision to invade Iraq and that administration’s lack of planning to stabilize the country afterward. But Obama acknowledged making similar mistakes in Libya.

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