I am fully aware of Libya's history .. as I'm also aware of who and how much of that history was turned around .. driving Libya from being one of the poorest countries in the world, into a prosperous nation where its citizens had the highest standard of living in all of Africa, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil. I could go on with more of what you obviously don't know .. just as you don't know that everything claimed by NATO and Obama as rationale to intervene in Libya has been proven a lie .. including Gaddafi's supposed massacres.
But you don't know that.
I'm also aware that Gaddafi was supported by 2000 of Libya's 2335 tribes.
Support for Gaddafi soars amid NATO bombing on civilians
But you didn't know that either..
Worse Than Iraq: Lies of the Libyan War
As exposed here on CounterPunch the lies used to justify the NATO war against Libya have surpassed those created to justify the invasion of Iraq. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both had honest observers on the ground for months following the rebellion in eastern Libya and
both have repudiated every major charge used to justify the NATO war on Libya.
According to the Amnesty observer, who is fluent in Arabic, there is not one confirmed instance of rape by the pro-Gadaffi fighters, not even a doctor who knew of one. All the Viagra mass rape stories were fabrications. Amnesty could not verify a single "African mercenary" fighting for Gaddafi story, and the highly charged international satellite television accounts of African mercenaries raping women that were used to panic much of the eastern Libyan population into fleeing their homes were fabrications.
There were no confirmed accounts of helicopter gun ships attacking civilians and no jet fighters bombing people which completely invalidates any justification for the No-Fly Zone in Security Council resolution used as an excuse for NATO to launch its attacks on Libya. After three months on the ground in rebel controlled territory, the Amnesty investigator could only confirm 110 deaths in Benghazi which included Gadaffi supporters. Only 110 dead in Benghazi?
Wait a minute, we were told thousands had died there, ten thousand even. No, only 110 lost their lives including pro-government people.
No rapes, no African mercenaries, no helicopter gun ships or bombers, and only 110 ten deaths prior to the launch of the NATO bombing campaign, every reason was based on a lie.
much more
Lies of the Libyan War » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
But you don't know that.