Personally, I don’t think this is our concern. There is totalitarianism all over the world. Taking out one aging thug so that he can be replaced with another is not going to do anything.
If I used that logic I would never weed the garden.
Indeed.
And why lend impetus to other Arab rebel movements which could seriously disrupt oil supplies if they see a rebellion in Libya gain international support?
Oil flow is the only thing that should interest us, so why rock the boat with misplaced idealism?