Libya has become a Mecca for European leaders trying to win multi-billion dollar oil and investment deals. The rehabilitation of the Qaddafi regime has never included any push to ease political repression in Libya.
当然，要对此负责的可不仅仅是美国，因为欧洲在阻挠利比亚和沙特阿拉伯民主进程方面也唱了主角。对欧洲领导人来说，利比亚已经变成了一个拥有数十亿美元石油和投资合同的风水宝地，而欧洲对卡扎菲政权的重新认可却并未包括任何能缓解其国内政治高压的交换条件。