US says Libya at crossroads of democracy, civil war
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WASHINGTON — Warning that Libya is at the crossroads of peaceful democracy and civil war, the United States vowed Tuesday to press leader Moamer Kadhafi to quit by squeezing him economically and militarily.
However, US defense leaders said imposing a no-fly zone over Libya would be “extraordinarily” complex and Nato allies have yet to agree on any military intervention in the crisis.
Kadhafi has been fighting a bloody rearguard action against a pro-democracy uprising now in its third week, with at least 1,000 people reported killed and 100,000 people fleeing to neighboring Egypt and Tunisia.
“In the years ahead, Libya could become a peaceful democracy, or it could face protracted civil war, or it could descend into chaos,” US Secretary of State Hillary told the House Foreign Affairs Committee..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110304com3.html
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