The real treasure in Libya is water
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Interesting. Sidenote-My grandfather has always said that water was the most precious(valuable) resource on earth...
Anywhere with a coastline and a lot of sun can make all the water they want. Just build solar powered desalination facilities (lifeboat survival units writ large). Much of California could do the same, if they were not throwing so much money away on those unwilling to work.