Its not as much anti-west as a lack of understanding about what it takes to establish a no fly zone. As politicians they don't want the explosions or the planes spiraling out of the skies.
Establishing a no fly zone is messy nasty work and it does involve the destruction of anti air infrastructure and it always ends up in the destruction of a countries ability to wage an air war.
And politicians hate the idea of collateral damage, so when the UN forces start bombing vehicles and troops who are trying to snuff out civillians you're going to get video of bodies that are burned beyond recognition and bleaching in the sun.
I don't think its as much anti-western sentiment as it is about a misconception around whats going to happen.
At the end of the day there is no such thing as a surgical bombing strike, there is less then a 10% chance that the bombs that you're dropping aren't going to kill civillians
War is a politicians greatest ambition, but its also their greatest moral outrage.
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