Keeps protests away from Gulf and monarchies, Gadafi's violence makes
them seem ok, they pushed AL res, pushed Mubarak to use more violence,
they hate Gadafi anyway, might stop protests all together, takes focus
away from meaningfulness of Egyptian change, focus on US backing
tyrannical regimes obscured by Libya "humanitarian intervention".
Establishment goal to keep oil wealth in as few hands as possible
preserved.
them seem ok, they pushed AL res, pushed Mubarak to use more violence,
they hate Gadafi anyway, might stop protests all together, takes focus
away from meaningfulness of Egyptian change, focus on US backing
tyrannical regimes obscured by Libya "humanitarian intervention".
Establishment goal to keep oil wealth in as few hands as possible
preserved.