Obama Gaddafi

• 

  Fiasco In Libya Was The Worst Mistake Of My Presidency: Barack Obama

  In his final year in office, US President Barack Obama has said that failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 was the "worst mistake" of his presidency.

• 

  Barack Obama Admits Mistakes in Libya, Says West Should Have Done More

  US President Barack Obama said today the international community should have done more to avoid a leadership vacuum in Libya, which has been in disarray since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi four years ago.

• Mysterious YouTube video accuses Russia's Dmitry Medvedev of treason

  Dmitry Medvedev is glimpsed exchanging confidential smiles with Barack Obama as sinister music plays. The dead body of Russian ally Moammar Gaddafi, driven from power by the West, is dragged through the dirt. A camera homes in on the prime minister sweating and shifting uneasily in his chair.

• Egypt's mufti urges Muslims to endure insults peacefully

  Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating, Egypt's highest Islamic legal official said.

• Will wait until everyone's voted off the island, says Obama on Republican contenders on Jay Leno's show

  President Barack Obama says he's waiting for the Republican presidential field to narrow itself down 'Survivor'-style before he starts paying attention to the contenders running to replace him.

• World will stand with post-Gaddafi Libya: Obama

  Seeking to bolster a nation in transition, US President Barack Obama is promising the Libyan people that the world will stand with them as they reshape their country following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

• Obama: Libya slipping from grasp of tyrant

  Following a day of dramatic developments in Libya, President Barack Obama said on Sunday night that the situation there has reached a "tipping point" and that control of the capital was "slipping from the grasp of a tyrant." He called on Muammar Gaddafi to accept reality and relinquish power.

• Gaddafi, in letter, asks Obama to end air strikes

  Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has appealed directly to President Barack Obama to halt what the Libyan leader called "an unjust war," and wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year.In a rambling, three-page letter to Obama obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, Gaddafi implored Obama to stop the NATO-led air campaign, which the...

• Obama cites limits of US role in Libya

  President Obama defended the American-led military assault in Libya on Monday, saying it was in the national interest of the United States to stop a potential massacre that would have "stained the conscience of the world."In his first major address since ordering American airstrikes on the forces and artillery of Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi nine days a...

• Obama defends military action in Libya, says stopped Gaddafi's deadly advance

  US President Barack Obama defended his decision to launch military action in Libya, declaring on Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience.But he ruled out targeting leader Moammar Gaddafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a mistake as costly ...

• Libyan rebels march toward Gaddafi stronghold

  American and European bombs battered Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's most important bastion of support in his tribal homeland of Surt on Sunday night, as rebels seeking his ouster capitalized on the damage from the Western airstrikes to erase their recent losses and return to the city's doorstep. Their swift return, recapturing two important oil refiner...

• US seeks to unify allies as more airstrikes rock Tripoli

  President Obama worked on Tuesday to bridge differences among allies about how to manage the military campaign in Libya, as airstrikes continued to rock Tripoli and forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi showed no sign of ending their sieges of rebel-held cities. On a day when two United States airmen bailed out over Libya and were rescued after t...

• Tripoli is hit again as Europe spars over no-fly zone

  An American-led military campaign to destroy Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's air defenses and establish a no-fly zone over Libya has nearly accomplished its initial objectives, and the United States is moving swiftly to hand command to allies in Europe, American officials said Monday. But the firepower of more than 130 Tomahawk cruise missiles and attack...

• US Defence Chief rejects targeting Gaddafi

  US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said it would be "unwise" to have coalition forces try to kill Muammar Gaddafi in military strikes in Libya.Asked about remarks by British counterpart Liam Fox suggesting targeting Kadhafi himself, Gates said the allied operation should stick to the parameters as authorized by the UN Security Council."I think that ...

• US launches military action against Libya: Obama

  President Barack Obama authorized limited military action against Libya on Saturday, saying Moammar Gaddafi's continued assault on his own people left the U.S. and its international partners with no other choice. The Pentagon said 112 cruise missiles were launched from US and UK ships and subs, hitting 20 targets.Obama said military action was not ...