That&#x27;s a good point. But in this particular situation, we know,and the memo says it as well, that lybian were highly divided into rival factions. Some were probably sided with the french gov and others against. In both cases, you can&#x27;t rely on any of those factions to provide an honest reporting of the true reasons for the french actions.<p>The only reasoning can be made either from french sources inside the government, that is the people who took the decisions, or by careful fact analysis and deductions. Quoting &quot;knowledgeable sources&quot; without mentionning the reason those sources are knowledgeable is deeply insufficient to base any decision upon, IMHO.