Britexpat--I think the REAL issue is how stupid these people were to invite wolves into a sheep pasture under the auspices of them protecting them from the local hyena.  I don't have a problem with the Libyan rebels either, but where have they been since 2002?  For that matter where have they been for the past several hundred years of Western empire-building?  Libya has been part of how many empires over the years?