i think one of the most obvious reasons we went to war in Libya was to kill the
arab spring, which was potentially harmful to US interests in the region, and to to
reshape it in a way that’s beneficial to western interests, so we appear as if we
support democracy when we are in fact expanding our hegemony.

but mainly, wasn’t libya planning to not accept the US dollar anymore for oil and
switch to a gold currency that would devalue the dollar and euro? isn’t that what
this is all about?

seriously, since when have western powers worried about “...the political backlash of being in
bed with a brutal despot”?

to be clear, when it comes to waging war, NATO = Anglo-American Axis - other member
states are usually coerced into waring - in this case, France helped lead the charge, as rightly
pointed out, in support of their extant oil interests

virtually all the issues cited as causes for these ME wars could have been resolved peacefully -
but, Anglo-American leaders won’t make peace - their orders are to make war and fail states -
what the oligarchs demand to advance their hegemonic global agenda

as for the so-called ‘rebels’, many are seasoned fighters from al-CIA-duhs Arab Foreign
Legion - essentially Terror For Hire, when and where it’s needed - unfortunately for the
people of Libya, what will very likely follow is a reign of terror that will far outstrip the much-
hated Colonel’s heinous transgressions

I just want to point out NATO countries were already doing business with Qaddafi.  This was not a war for oil in the sense that Libyan oil wasn’t available on the global market or to NATO member states.  If you want to take a cynical view of the NATO intervention it would be that it was driven by fears that a protracted battle between rebels and Qaddafi could disrupt the supply of Libyan oil thereby driving up energy prices in an already unstable global economic period.

I personally don’t think the popular rebellion was driven by US or NATO interests.  I just don’t see how they would ultimately benefit.  It could be argued that once things became unstable and Qaddafi had committed war crimes he became an unlikely future business partner without political backlash.  So the NATO countries decided to help the budding rebellion so as to assure their continued ability to purchase Libyan oil without the political backlash of being in bed with a brutal despot.

RE: “...funny way to view the world…”

nothing funny about any of this - none of the fallen despots of the so-called ‘Arab
Spring’ are ‘nice guys’ - but their crimes are no worse than those that have historically
accompanied global imperialism, whose traditional mission is literally to fail self-
determinant states

justifying NATO’s latest military coup by citing this despot’s crimes - again, one more
‘strong man’ with whom western powers have a long record of collusion - is not at all
‘funny’, rather a ‘suspect’ way of viewing things

notice that in the wake of these so-called ‘color revolutions’ usually follows a military
junta, another series of strong men and surprise, surprise: more favorable business
deals for western global corporations

NATO didn’t do this for Libyans - anyone believing that is not paying attention

“Libya is now a failed state.”

Why? Because its people now control it, instead of a dictator who came to power via a military coup and who hanged student dissidents in the street. That’s a funny way to view the world.

Obama killed Osama and dumped his body to the fishes. I hope Gaddafi (and
perhaps his sons as well) are brought in for a right proper trial and sentencing.

Libya is now a failed state - the NATO mission from the outset - the rebellion was
not spontaneous - rather, orchestrated and manipulated by NATO Intelligence -
the top leader Hapster, an exile from the Gaddafi regime, lived for decades in
Virginia, hosted by US taxpayers in a CIA ‘safe house’, waiting for the right
moment to lead a ‘revolt’ in his homeland - his CIA connections were not trusted
by Yunis, whose former position next to Gaddafil was not trusted by Hapster - but
Hapster drew first and Yunis bit the dust - the war-lording nature of this
‘rebellion’ does not bode well - all supporters of this so-called ‘rebellion for
freedom and democracy’ have been duped. You may not have liked Gaddafi, but
you’ll like less what lies ahead.

Moammar Gadhafi to become an announcer on Fox news?  Would anyone notice any difference?

Coming Soon!

Iraq II: The Second Destruction.

Screenplay By Hillary Clinton, Based On A Story By George W. Bush & Dick Cheney.

Directed By: Barack Obama.

From Al Jazeera and Reuters in Libya
Gaddafi’s Eldest Son Surrenders
Ali Lagha, an opposition fighter in Tripoli, says he’s inside the house of Mohammed Gaddafi, the Libyan leader’s eldest son, who surrendered earlier. http://www.newslook.com/videos/341307-gaddafi-s-eldest-son-surrenders?autoplay=true
Raw Video: Gaddafi Representative Calls for Ceasefire  
Muammar Gaddafi’s government is ready for immediate negotiations with rebels seeking to oust him http://www.newslook.com/videos/341301-raw-video-gaddafi-representative-calls-for-ceasefire?autoplay=true