Libyan invasion - another Afghanistan in the making?

The Western interference in the Libyan unrest has hijacked the popular struggle for democracy. The ruthless suppression of democratic uprising and killing of civilians by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi had genuinely necessitated an external intervention, but the intense military assault by the U.S. led collision and its hidden agendas have raised doubts that if the troops are there to really protect the civilians or to loot Libya's oil reserves. Is Libya going to be another Iraq or Afghanistan?

Libya is the largest oil economy in the African continent with 46.5 billion barrels of proven reserves. Libya holds approximately 3.5 percent of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the U.S. Many doubt that the allies scripted the 'operation Libya' to gain control over more than sixty percent of the world's reserves of oil and natural gas lying in the Middle East and Central Asia. Although the Libyan attack is on a humanitarian mandate, the corporate interest that's of the Unites States same as in Iraq cannot be ignored

NATO has been a league run on severe skepticism and mistrust, a band of differences that is best shown in the Afghan invasion which is plagued by internal disagreements, troop limits and national caveats. The Libyan attack too drew the attention of the world when Germany decided to pull its forces out of NATO over the ongoing disagreement on who will lead the campaign.

The UN mandate is often disregarded by the allies to pursue their interests. U.K. government claimed Muammar Gaddafi is a legitimate target for assassination while the U.S. is of the opinion that it would be 'unwise' to target the Libyan leader.

Nobody wants another Iraq or Afghanistan. The so-called freedom from the dictators at the mercy of another country is yet another form of surrendering ones' sovereignty. We already have three war theaters - Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq - in one or the other from being kept alive by the Western forces where bloodshed never ends. More viable peace proposals should be brought out to avoid the bloodshed and the UN should take initiatives to promote peaceful means of put an end to the unrest.