More specifically, Obama wanted to keep his weapons deals with Gaddafi intact instead of letting Gaddafi decide that he was going to buy weapons from the German arms makers instead. Gaddafi was either the buyer or the interim receiver of the weapons in question, Obama was a seller or provider who didn’t want Gaddafi jumping ship to the German store.
He was dead already
But the article says the weapons were to be SENT to Germany whereas your idea involves getting weapons FROM Germany which makes no sense.