Dictatorships, semi-democracies and authoritarian states act out of cynical self-interest. Both internally and externally. They are corrupt governments, with the resulting low trust societies. Idealism, human rights and the common good are impulses of policy that are entirely alien to them, and so they can't believe these are main drivers of Western democracies.
I don't bear a single belief that the intervening has anything to do with the so called "humanitarian drive" of Western democracies. What has happened to me that got me thinking so ? Where were your humanitarian daddies when Srebrenitsa was hell on earth ?

Viking, for the nth time, "let them be" is my answer. Libyans know what's better for them, and actually even it's plain wrong, they reserve the right to be awfully so. That's how history is formed, and generally how true democracies are set up. You value something you fought for more than something you were imposed/carried to.

You may disagree but the blood spilt for something's sake deems it invaluable. If a victory is to be won and it needs sacrifices, let it be so for it will cement the meaning to it.

And where were your "humanitarian drive" when American legionnaires were killing for fun in Iraq ? What makes them less "Kaddafi", if that ever is your intent right now ?

I can get along with the reluctant-to-change fact that state policies may be wrong but intellectual people convinced of the humanitarian bleurgh behind it: that just "wow"s me.