Protect the oil is more appropriate should be the main contention in bombing of Libya by western powers. UN and other world leaders just nod their heads when UN resolution was passed under the pretext of save the civilian population, a few months back. I don't know when will other world leaders including our Asean learn their lessons and stop supporting the western powers. See below extract from CNN (wed 8 Jun 11).
"Washington (CNN) -- The rebel government in control of the eastern part of Libya has made its first sale of oil from territory it controls, the State Department confirmed Wednesday.
Tesoro, a U.S. oil refiner, entered into a deal May 25 with the Transitional National Council based in Benghazi, Libya for 1.2 million barrels of Libyan crude oil, the State Department said in a written statement. The shipment was scheduled to arrive aboard the MT Equator, a Liberian-flagged tanker, at the Single Point Mooring in Hawaii on Wednesday. The dollar value of the deal is not known."