When Obama took office he set about undermining Gaddafi, Mubarak and Assad. He worked in concert with Qatar, Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Libyan tribe that revolted against Gaddafi, probably instigated by the CIA, could easily have been crushed by Gaddafi had the matter been treated as an internal matter. But this coalition began a propaganda assault on Gaddafi claiming that there was an impending massacre. This justified Qatar in starting a movement in the UN to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. Pres Obama immediately imposed it and more while leading from behind. The end result is that Gaddafi is dead and chaos reigns.
In Egypt, Obama rehabilitated the Muslim Brotherhood by insisting that Mubarak allow them to attend his Cairo speech. Mubarak chose not to attend. From that moment on the handwriting was on the wall.
The NYT reported in 2011 that U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings :
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