No, my point was actually to regard those lives. Gadaffi was ovethrown by his people, it was a conflict of their choosing and there is no known civilian casualt

No, my point was actually to regard those lives. Gadaffi was ovethrown by his people, it was a conflict of their choosing and there is no known civilian casualty in that invasion by the way. But wars can be avoided and civilian lives saved if dictators big and small knew their invasion was a guarantee if they threatened a mighty country they can't resist. If you are going to have a war anyways, use that horror as a signpost that tells others "this is what will happen to you" to avoid more wars. If you say "we're sorry, won't happen again" guess what? It will happen again because they will use direct or indirect means to threaten other nations and the by the actions of one dictator millions die. This isn't about justifying war but about preventing it.