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Libya=E2=80=99s Pathway to Peace
By BARACK OBAMA, DAVID CAMERON, and NICOLAS SARKOZY
Together with our NATO allies and coalition partners, the United States, =
France and Britain have been united from the start in responding to the =
crisis in Libya, and we are united on what needs to happen in order to =
end it.=20

Even as we continue our military operations today to protect civilians =
in Libya, we are determined to look to the future. We are convinced that =
better times lie ahead for the people of Libya, and a pathway can be =
forged to achieve just that.=20

We must never forget the reasons why the international community was =
obliged to act in the first place. As Libya descended into chaos with =
Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi attacking his own people, the Arab League =
called for action. The Libyan opposition called for help. And the people =
of Libya looked to the world in their hour of need. In an historic =
resolution, the United Nations Security Council authorized all necessary =
measures to protect the people of Libya from the attacks upon them. By =
responding immediately, our countries, together with an international =
coalition, halted the advance of Qaddafi=E2=80=99s forces and prevented =
the bloodbath that he had promised to inflict upon the citizens of the =
besieged city of Benghazi.=20

Tens of thousands of lives have been protected. But the people of Libya =
are still suffering terrible horrors at Qaddafi=E2=80=99s hands each and =
every day. His rockets and shells rained down on defenseless civilians =
in Ajdabiya. The city of Misurata is enduring a medieval siege, as =
Qaddafi tries to strangle its population into submission. The evidence =
of disappearances and abuses grows daily.=20

Our duty and our mandate under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 is =
to protect civilians, and we are doing that. It is not to remove Qaddafi =
by force. But it is impossible to imagine a future for Libya with =
Qaddafi in power. The International Criminal Court is rightly =
investigating the crimes committed against civilians and the grievous =
violations of international law. It is unthinkable that someone who has =
tried to massacre his own people can play a part in their future =
government. The brave citizens of those towns that have held out against =
forces that have been mercilessly targeting them would face a fearful =
vengeance if the world accepted such an arrangement. It would be an =
unconscionable betrayal.=20

Furthermore, it would condemn Libya to being not only a pariah state, =
but a failed state too. Qaddafi has promised to carry out terrorist =
attacks against civilian ships and airliners. And because he has lost =
the consent of his people any deal that leaves him in power would lead =
to further chaos and lawlessness. We know from bitter experience what =
that would mean. Neither Europe, the region, or the world can afford a =
new safe haven for extremists.=20

There is a pathway to peace that promises new hope for the people of =
Libya =E2=80=94 a future without Qaddafi that preserves Libya=E2=80=99s =
integrity and sovereignty, and restores her economy and the prosperity =
and security of her people. This needs to begin with a genuine end to =
violence, marked by deeds not words. The regime has to pull back from =
the cities it is besieging, including Ajdabiya, Misurata and Zintan, and =
return to their barracks. However, so long as Qaddafi is in power, NATO =
must maintain its operations so that civilians remain protected and the =
pressure on the regime builds. Then a genuine transition from =
dictatorship to an inclusive constitutional process can really begin, =
led by a new generation of leaders. In order for that transition to =
succeed, Qaddafi must go and go for good. At that point, the United =
Nations and its members should help the Libyan people as they rebuild =
where Qaddafi has destroyed =E2=80=94 to repair homes and hospitals, to =
restore basic utilities, and to assist Libyans as they develop the =
institutions to underpin a prosperous and open society.=20

This vision for the future of Libya has the support of a broad coalition =
of countries, including many from the Arab world. These countries came =
together in London on March 29 and founded a Contact Group which met =
this week in Doha to support a solution to the crisis that respects the =
will of the Libyan people.=20

Today, NATO and our partners are acting in the name of the United =
Nations with an unprecedented international legal mandate. But it will =
be the people of Libya, not the U.N., who choose their new constitution, =
elect their new leaders, and write the next chapter in their history.=20

Britain, France and the United States will not rest until the United =
Nations Security Council resolutions have been implemented and the =
Libyan people can choose their own future.=20

Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. David Cameron =
is prime minister of Britain and Nicolas Sarkozy is president of France.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/opinion/15iht-edlibya15.html

A version of this op-ed appeared in print on April 15, 2011, in The =
International Herald Tribune
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Libya with=20
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investigating the=20
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people can=20
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towns that=20
have held out against forces that have been mercilessly targeting them =
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terrorist attacks against civilian ships and airliners. And because he =
has lost=20
the consent of his people any deal that leaves him in power would lead =
to=20
further chaos and lawlessness. We know from bitter experience what that =
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hope for=20
the people of Libya =E2=80=94 a future without Qaddafi that preserves =
Libya=E2=80=99s integrity=20
and sovereignty, and restores her economy and the prosperity and =
security of her=20
people. This needs to begin with a genuine end to violence, marked by =
deeds not=20
words. The regime has to pull back from the cities it is besieging, =
including=20
Ajdabiya, Misurata and Zintan, and return to their barracks. However, so =
long as=20
Qaddafi is in power, NATO must maintain its operations so that civilians =
remain=20
protected and the pressure on the regime builds. Then a genuine =
transition from=20
dictatorship to an inclusive constitutional process can really begin, =
led by a=20
new generation of leaders. In order for that transition to succeed, =
Qaddafi must=20
go and go for good. At that point, the United Nations and its members =
should=20
help the Libyan people as they rebuild where Qaddafi has destroyed =
=E2=80=94 to repair=20
homes and hospitals, to restore basic utilities, and to assist Libyans =
as they=20
develop the institutions to underpin a prosperous and open society.=20
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<P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 24px"><FONT face=3DGeorgia><FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This vision for the future of Libya has the =
support of a=20
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countries came together in London on March 29 and founded a Contact =
Group which=20
met this week in Doha to support a solution to the crisis that respects =
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of the Libyan people. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 24px"><FONT face=3DGeorgia><FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Today, NATO and our partners are acting in the =
name of=20
the United Nations with an unprecedented international legal mandate. =
But it=20
will be the people of Libya, not the U.N., who choose their new =
constitution,=20
elect their new leaders, and write the next chapter in their history.=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Britain, France and the United States will not =
rest=20
until the United Nations Security Council resolutions have been =
implemented and=20
the Libyan people can choose their own future. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 24px"><EM><FONT face=3DGeorgia><STRONG><FONT=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Barack Obama</FONT></STRONG><FONT=20
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States.<STRONG>=20
David Cameron</STRONG> is prime minister of Britain and <STRONG>Nicolas=20
Sarkozy</STRONG> is president of=20
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