I could write a book to adequately respond to your question. In the interests of HN I will try to be brief. Gaddafi was a historic enemy of the West in a turbu

I could write a book to adequately respond to your question. In the interests of HN I will try to be brief. Gaddafi was a historic enemy of the West in a turbulent region. His course of action was unpredictable and had a history of sponsoring terrorism. There is no way to debate a counter factual, such as whether this historic enemy would resume terrorist activities. In my mind, the mistake was not to use force, but to leave a power vacuum. The Kennedy CIA would be ashamed.