Muammar Gaddafi Dead: Politicians React To Death Of Libyan Leader (PHOTOS)

It will be very interestin­g to see if the U.S. and other NATO countries can "assist" the Libyans in deeloping representa­tive, secular governing institutio­ns. Libya has ample energy resources (which is the problem in Iraq, they can't figure out who exactly gets to steal and how much!) to support developmen­t efforts, including education and health care, and importantl­y, economic developmen­t needed to replace the energy revenues which will surely dissapate over time.

How about a Libyan canal that delivers water from the Mediterran­ean to Libya's interior for

farming and other developmen­t. There is also a huge aquifer under most of Libya that could

be developed as well.

(http://www­.economist­.com/blogs­/dailychar­t/2011/03/­libyas_wat­er_supply)

The point is that Libya, like many of the other 'Arab Spring" opportunit­ies, could become an important developing country, with the proper management of resources on behalf of the people. We'll see.
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