1) Gaddafi, at the behest of the US, gives up his WMD. 2) The US overthrows him.

[Agorism]

1) Gaddafi, at the behest of the US, gives up his WMD. 2) The US overthrows him.


Moral of the Libya story? (http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/93488.html)

[ItsTime]

Saddam did the same thing, turned out well for him!

[heavenlyboy34]

I think I need a WMD or two or three. ;)

[CaptainAmerica]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi


Gaddafi's regime faced growing opposition from Islamic extremists during the 1990s, particularly the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, which nearly assassinated him in 1996. Gaddafi began giving counter-terrorism intelligence to MI6 and the CIA in the 1990s, and issued the first arrest warrant for Osama bin Laden in 1998, after he was linked to the killing of German anti-terrorism agents in Libya.[145] He also offered to dismantle his active weapons of mass destruction program in 1999. In 2003, following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S. forces, Gaddafi again admitted to having an active weapons of mass destruction program, and was willing to dismantle it. In 2002, Saddam Hussein paid Gaddafi $3.5 billion to save him should he have an internal coup or war with America.[146] His announcement was well-publicized and during interviews, Gaddafi confessed that the Iraq War "may have influenced him", but he would rather "focus on the positive", and hoped that other nations would follow his example.[147] Gaddafi's commitment to the War against Terror attracted support from the United States and Britain. Prime minister Tony Blair publicly met with Gaddafi in 2004, commending him as a new ally in the War on Terror. During his visit, Blair lobbied for the Royal Dutch Shell oil company, which secured a deal in Libya worth $500 million.[148][149] The United States restored its diplomatic relations with Libya during the Bush administration, removing Libya from its list of nations supporting terrorism

Omar Gaddafi had a deal made with Royal Dutch Shell oil company.

Meanwhile in other news there are battle skirmishes over the control of local oil in Africa:

Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and the fifth- biggest source of U.S. imports. Royal Dutch Shell Plc
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-22/shell-shuts-nigeria-adibawa-pipeline-after-oil-spill-caused-by-sabotage.html