It is therefore in the UK’s interests to have a stable country on the southern border of Europe, a nation that is not a source of tens of thousands of refugees that Italy will happily rubber stamp permits for and send them on their way to the land of milk and welfare honey, the UK that is, and a nation that could be a valuable trading partner.Is this what its all about?
Is this why the UK and France were so gung-ho about military action in Libya?
If so, then all the talk about a humanitarian military action was just a cover. A flimsy cover but a cover non-the-less.
It appears that many of my friends in Europe have been holding back some vital information. It also explains why the effort has been so haphazard. If the real goal isn't regime change but rather to prevent illegal immigration then that goal has already been achieved...