I am not well schooled in regards to world affairs…
But, I do know that Libya borders Egypt, another country in transition. In addition, the North African region is critical because of its intersection of Asia, Europe and Africa.
Regional instability could have far-reaching effects.
Who knows, someone worse than Qaddafi might take his place. The country could splinter into warring factions…
Europeans might see higher gas prices. Maybe we will too. I don’t think we buy any oil from Libya, but I believe we buy some from other countries in North Africa…
If nothing else, combined with the recent deaths of other terrorists—most notably Bin-Laden, maybe this will this send a message that terrorism of any kind will no longer be tolerated.