Honestly, listen to yourself. You sound like a naughty boy trying to make excuses to his parents...
"But...... but...... but....."!
Just accept that this conflict does nothing to advance the case for your beloved carriers. There is a case for them; this ain't it. Sigonella and Trapani are open for unrestricted operations, are only 40 minutes' flying time from Tripoli, and there are numerous large airfields all over Southern Europe from which "Janes' All the World's Tankers" can fly. Getting all uppity over the volume of fuel used is pointless - the cost of splurging on fuel for a few months is far less than the cost (over the life of a carrier) of maintaining deck landing skills, fleet defence, yada yada yada...
Besides, keep Harrier = no Tornado = no Storm Shadow and no ALARM. Harrier could never have carried SS; apparently the STOL flaps were too big.