At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.
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The international community unfortunately did take sides in Libya, and we would never allow the Security Council to authorise anything similar to what happened in Libya.
We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.
The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.
We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime.
There cannot be peace in the Middle East without giving Palestinians their full rights.
Libyans have to work together for a new Libya. They should keep in place the sinews of security.
The U.S. and its allies will do anything they can to prevent authentic democracy in the Arab world.
The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms.
We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with terrorists, and which allows itself the luxury of not respecting the law and of defying the international community.
You may agree or not with Gaddafi's political ideas, but no one has the right to question the existence of Libya as an independent state and member of the United Nations.
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