In it for the long run

Over the past six months we've seen the "Libyan revolution" stall and then succeed. There's no doubt that the late Libyan dictator was a marginally sane megalomaniac. That being said, he'd been on better behavior over the past 10 years, dismantling his nuclear program for example. I can see the logic in wanting to overthrow him though, there's a lot of built up historical memory in relation to the various terrorist groups he's funded in Europe, as well as actions like bombing of Pan Am 103.