[thimabi]

Considering that his own population was vehemently opposed to his authoritarian regime, I don’t think it’s fair to say Gaddafi’s fate was tied to the end of the nuclear programme. I certainly hope he wouldn’t leash nuclear weapons on his fellow countrymen.

[herewulf]

His authoritarian regime was broken by Western air power and the natural consequence was ending up dead in a ditch.

Also, you probably mean "unleash".

[thimabi]

Thanks for picking up that minor spelling mistake. Can’t correct it now, unfortunately, but at least the message is understandable.

I do disagree with your premise that Gaddafi’s death was a natural consequence of the Western intervention. Whilst watching the events unfold at the time, I’d say he would be ousted and killed irrespectively of any intervention — either by the populace or by the various factions vying for power.

[deadfoxygrandpa]

well, we'll never get to know that because he was killed because of western intervention