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Isn't lybia a dictatorship in both cases anyway ?

Yes. The USA should quit meddling in places it doesn't understand at all.

"Don’t invade a country if you are too lazy to learn the language." is a good rule of thumb here.

" Libya had the highest per-capita GDP / quality of living/(?) in Africa"

Except for the part where Gaddaffi was using his military against half his nation in revolt.