Posted on 05/19/2011 2:53:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
TRIPOLI (AFP) – Libya's Moamer Kadhafi will "inevitably" leave or be forced from power, US President Barack Obama said on Thursday, as NATO declared it had significantly degraded the strongman's war machine.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon told AFP, meanwhile, that attempts to secure a ceasefire in Libya have failed and the humanitarian crisis is worsening.
Rebels fighting to overthrow Kadhafi also said they were increasingly concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Nafusa mountains even after a gaining control of the western lifeline city of Misrata.
"Time is working against Kadhafi," Obama said in a major speech in response to the Arab uprisings that have also toppled veteran leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, and are gripping Syria and Yemen.
"He does not have control over his country. The opposition has organised a legitimate and credible interim council," Obama said of the rebels' National Transitional Council based in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi.
"And when Kadhafi inevitably leaves or is forced from power, decades of provocation will come to an end, and the transition to a democratic Libya can proceed," said the US president.
His remarks were welcomed by the vice-chairman of the rebel council, Abdul Hafiz Ghoga.
"We at the NTC have been following the speech that has just been given by President Obama and we welcome the statements made regarding the legitimacy of the body of the National Transitional Council," Ghoga said in Benghazi.
"We look forward to further support from the United States and the international community to help us further develop our democratic aspirations and for the development of our people."
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said earlier that Kadhafi's military power has been significantly degraded ..
"We have significantly degraded Kadhafi's war machine and now we see the results -- ..
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“Libya’s Moamer Kadhafi will “inevitably” leave or be forced from power, US President Barack Obama said on Thursday...”
So will YOU Obama, but we, as law abiding patriots of this country, will TRY to use our ballots.
...reeeeel sooon now.
Thanks NormsRevenge.
Just a no-fly zone.
Anyone want to bet who leaves office first, Obama or Khaddafi?
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