Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio View Post
Was arming Libya illegal?...seems there might be American and British intelligence agencies helping Gadaffi... I think they preferred him over a new terrorist... better the devil you know.

I'm pretty sure the US was trying to get Gadaffi to swap all his long range Scuds for short range (US if possible) missiles... can't beat him, try and chip away at their power and make a profit out of the bargin too... possibly one of the cases of smarter realpolitek around.
I am so pleased that MI6 does what is best for the UK. The enemy of my enemy is someone to deal with at a later date.