How can you relate the war in Libya with its geographical location?

The civil war that is going on within Libya is not really
related to the geographical location of Libya as a country.  It has to do not with
geography but with politics.  However, you can certainly argue that the NATO decision to
get involved in the war is related to the geographical location of
Libya.

There are at least three aspects of Libya's location
that may have influenced NATO's decision:

• The
  fact that Libya is located in a place that has oil.  Oil is very important to the world
  economy and NATO has an interest in ensuring the continued supply of
  oil.


• Libya is close to Europe.  Chaos in Libya could lead
  to a surge in refugees trying to reach Europe.  European countries have an interest in
  preventing this.


• Libya is part of the Arab world.  This
  world is undergoing a great deal of upheaval.  NATO has an interest in reducing this
  since the Arab world is strategically important to the West (because of oil and
  terrorism issues).