As growing evidence shows that the Libyan rebels are divided, are incompetent, and are using the struggle against Qaddafi as cover for tribal retribution and other human rights violations, the Obama Administration has gone ahead and recognized their “Transitional National Council” as the legitimate government of Libya and given it access to $30 billion in Libyan assets int he United States.
Fear of being accused of being soft on Qaddafi apparently has muted any criticism of the move.
Who has the leverage in this relationship?