Of course, the US government doesn't really care about the Libyans as much as it cares about securing oil investments as well as the geopolitical objectives.
America saw that being involved in a no-fly zone would be worth it for that reason alone.
Full article: http://www.tfdnews.com/news/2011/02/24/8...addafi.htm
America saw that being involved in a no-fly zone would be worth it for that reason alone.
Quote:Some of the biggest oil producers and servicers, including BP, ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Chevron, Conoco and Marathon Oil joined with defense giants like Raytheon and Northrop Grumman, multinationals like Dow Chemical and Fluor and the high-powered law firm White & Case to form the US-Libya Business Association in 2005. BP and ExxonMobil have oil production deals worth billions of dollars; Dow Chemical was the first worldwide chemical company to participate in Libya through a joint venture with the state-owned oil company to expand its petrochemical facility; Halliburton, which had operated in Libya through subsidiaries long before sanctions were lifted, was well-placed to profit through multiple contracts to service oil productions platforms throughout the country.
Full article: http://www.tfdnews.com/news/2011/02/24/8...addafi.htm
