The necessary questions:

Qadafi reasserts power?

The rebels win?

Libya splits into two factions and the rebellion becomes a prolonged civil war?

Then does this matter to the West? Europe? US?

If it does matter then how much...what is it worth?

Then if it is worth so much why is it not worth the same to the neighbors of Libya? If Libyan democracy is so important why are not Eygpt and Tunisia providing assistance to the rebellion?

There are dozens of other questions but these seem the most salient. the bottom line in my opinion is we need to ask WHY we (US and the West) should intevene when the local actors Egypt and Tunisia won't?

-T