only after it had well and truly kicked off, when it looked like they might not finish what they'd started. dont really buy into the idea that the West goaded anyone in Egypt, cheered on perhaps but the chaps on the street (with their funny head wear, some mad stuff) wheren't going by...
rubbish. the Libyan's uprising were well underway before anyone (mostly from French and Italians) wanted to provided air support and there's been a pointed non-commitment to anything more than supplying small arms in Syria. Meanwhile the involvement of Iran and Saudi to back their favored...