Or had plans to tap into the huge aquifer under the country. Hydro-imperialism is the new-new, only for Nestle, Harvard and other globalist
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/27/libya-water-hidden-weapon
http://www.academia.edu/7571160/A_New_Imperialism_A_Study_of_Water_Privatisation_in_the_Developing_World
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-quietly-amasses-california-vineyardsand-the-water-underneath-1544456396