Uloživši u libijski režim i ekonomski i politički, Turska se našla uhvaćena između svoje vanjskopolitičke retorike i međunarodne ogorčenosti zbog opakih odmazdi pukovnika Muammara Gaddafija.
Having invested in the Libyan regime both economically and politically, Turkey was caught between its foreign policy rhetoric and international outrage over Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's vicious reprisals.