Gaddafi’s Gone
If Muammar Gaddafi had accepted reality and stepped down early on, he probably could have had a relatively comfortable retirement as an ex-dictator. There are countries that specialize in providing havens for problematic suddenly-deposed Maximum Leaders. (Saudi Arabia, I’m looking at you.)
Instead, the Colonel went mad dog, slaughtered a lot of innocent people who just wanted better lives, for no damned reason at all, and ensured that he’s going to face charges for war crimes.
Maybe this will be a lesson to the area’s other despots.