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**Bromymbollile** · 03-29-2011, 01:26 AM

There isn't much that we do that makes much sense to me, and I will add this one to it.

My best guess would be because Libya does have oil. Oil. The life blood of Western Economies. Our achilles heel, the size of Mt. Everest. My guess anyways.

The Western powers and others were already in control of Libya's oil when the revolution began once Gaddafi decided to start attacking them as protestors. Such nations were previously already dealing with Gaddafi to get the oil despite his track record. Oil isn't the reason because the US and others were much better off backing Gaddafi to let him crush the rebellion as quickly as possible to let the oil keep flowing, keep their contracts with him intact, etc.

03-29-2011, 01:26 AM	#13
Bromymbollile Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	There isn't much that we do that makes much sense to me, and I will add this one to it. My best guess would be because Libya does have oil. Oil. The life blood of Western Economies. Our achilles heel, the size of Mt. Everest. My guess anyways. The Western powers and others were already in control of Libya's oil when the revolution began once Gaddafi decided to start attacking them as protestors. Such nations were previously already dealing with Gaddafi to get the oil despite his track record. Oil isn't the reason because the US and others were much better off backing Gaddafi to let him crush the rebellion as quickly as possible to let the oil keep flowing, keep their contracts with him intact, etc.
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