I didn't say it was a nice thing to do - bomb Libya. I was just conjecturing on the possible reasons for the war.

And it still seems quite a likely explanation. to discourage the others - usually rendered in French, but you get my meaning.

I guess thats why we elect people who not completely likeable to be our national leaders. They do things on our behalf which aren't very nice. but they probably think they are doing it for the best.

There again maybe I'm wrong, perhaps you could have knocked Tony and george down with a feather when they to their utter amazement - there weren't any WMDs, and Osama wasn't having lunch with Saddam down his hole.