Why did America attack Libya?

That too at a time when the world is praying for the nuclear crisis to end. Still America is talking about destroying oil refineries. Aren't they concerned about what they are doing to the environment? What happened in Japan was uncontrollable but why a war now?


Answer 1 :
Very important to note. "Human Right" & "Democracy" are not covers for imperialism. This is another idiotic act after Iraq. A complete naked and undisguised invasion of another sovereign nation. Don't mistake the Libyan "terrorists" for "civil rebels", it is coup d'etat instead of civil revolution.

Western countries claim the people there are civilians and they are under attack, even the UN used "responsibility to protect" to justify their invasion. Western media kept telling their ppl these are civilians under attack and they even compare the situation to recently-liberated Egypt. However, did you see Egyptians went out there and waving guns around?

Mark my words, this is another act of Western imperialism. These egocentric countries always think they are THE God, and they can do whatever they want. It is barbaric if you ask me.


Answer 2 :
you cant say its just oil!! its that ignorant irrational thinking that causes the rest of the world not to like the US. To answer your question the reason I have come to understand as to why the US and UN forces have started this police action (because the US congress has not voted to go to war since WW2) is because a man in charge of his country knew he was going to lose control just like Egypt so he thought by killing off the people protesting in his country they would fear him and he could keep his country under his control; what the UN is trying to do is stop people like Mao Ze-Dong (killed 49-78,000,000 million people) and Jozef Stalin (killed 23,000,000 million people) and of course Adolf Hitler (who killed 12,000,000 million people) from A. taking control of a country B. keeping control C. from killing anyone


Answer 3 : 
The people are sick of the oppression by the autocratic government lead by Moamar Gadhafi. The people have revolted against the government wanting Democracy. The government responded to this with harsh military action and no positive talks with the people on peace, or consensus.

The U.S. as part of the UN has stepped in as its duty to help the oppressed people. The U.S. and UN do not agree with the actions by the Libyan government, so we have stepped in to stop the harsh military oppression of the people.