Didn't I just say that I wasn't an expert in MIddle Eastern affairs? Don't know where that came from. Obviously I meant Libya.
Well they had some pro democracy protests a few days back too 4 protesters where killed and a few hundred injured all we got from NATO is the use of deadly force was unacceptable. Hm i guess the facts that their oil pumping has been dwindling from 600 000 bbl/d in 1995 to 425 000 bbl/d and that most experts agree that Syria will become a net importer of petroleum by 2012, dont make Syria the best candidate to get helped by NATO to become a peaceful democracy, and their civilians are not that high on the wee need to protect them list.