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General News    H2'ed 3/23/11

White House wants to Bring Democracy to Libya - following on successes in Iraq and Afghanistan

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White House: 'Installing a democratic system' is goal in Libya (Perhaps we might think about installing one here at home?) The White House suggested Tuesday the mission in Libya is one of regime change, despite emphatic statements from President Obama and military brass that the goal is not to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power. According to a White House readout of a Monday night call between Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the two leaders "underscored their shared commitment to the goal of helping provide the Libyan people an opportunity to transform their country, by installing a democratic system that respects the peopleà ‚¬ „ s will." The term "installing" suggests the goal of regime change.
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