Intervention was approved under the doctrine responsibility to protect and it aimed at protecting civilians in Libya [1]. While toppling Gaddafi was successful, it did not help in stabilising Libya. Many would prefer stability under a dictatorship than chaos. The situation today is even worse than during Gaddafi’s regime, with insecurity and chaos across the country, increased reports of human rights violation and terrorism [2].  Intervention however did not restore peace and did nothing to help or protect civilians in the longer term.  [1] The economist, ‘The lessons of Libya’, economist.com, 19 May 2011  [2] The fault lines, ‘Libya; state of insecurity background reading’, Aljazeera.com, 14 February 2014