A world without Gaddafi must be a fractionally better place. He was a bloody tyrant who not merely oppressed Libya’s six million people, but used the country’s oil wealth — royalties of £23 billion last year — to promote terrorism and foment mischief abroad.
The Western powers have hailed his death as a landmark in the revolutionary struggle which they have supported in Libya. David Cameron took the lead in promoting regime change; now he has got it, though yesterday he wisely avoided any hint of triumphalism.
Indeed, the manner of Gaddafi’s death amid a screaming mob, as horrifically shown on television screens last night, must prompt discomfort in the minds of many Westerners about the kind of Libyans we have assisted to power, however understandable their hatred for their fallen leader.
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