No small consideration was the fact that Libya was the world's 12th largest oil producer, sitting on Africa's largest oil reserves. . At times, Gaddafi had claimed Libya was socialist, but it couldn't accurately be described that way. ..…

However, the EU will not be squeezed out of Libya so easily. . In World War ii, Germany’s objective in Africa was to gain control over oil-rich Libya and block strategic trade routes, effectively securing its vulnerable underside against an invasion. ... The Trumpet watches..…