Draken, we weren't 'at war' in the Falklands, formally, just as we aren't now.
Tonker, calm down. There's a lot Gadaffi's done earlier that we did nothing about. There are a lot worse than Gadaffi, it's just that it isn't on Youtube.
And as Draken pointed out, we can't go sorting out everyone's problems. We don't have the troops, the money or, frankly, the interest.
Troops on the ground means dead soldiers; UK Citizens (and of course Nepal, Fiji, etc). Aircraft and boats lobbing clever rocks is always the preferred option in my view.
Cynicism aside, my concern is that politicians may be tying themselves in knots over their statements, since I believe the whole Middle East question is going to get messier, and it won't get sorted out fast. I think Dave is getting it right to use those 3 conditions, and make the action dependant on UN agreement, as we can always veto action in other countries. To avoid this getting UK political, I am pleased to see the whole parliament united on this one.