MikesVikes Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I wish him all the luck in the world. He must be very confident in his sales pitch. He doesn't know how to spell his name but other than that, he think he knows Gadhafi well enough to convince him to step down. Ex-congressman to pitch exit plan to Gadhafi updated 2 hours 18 minutes ago 2011-04-06T12:03:29 -A former Republican congressman was due to meet with Moammar Gadhafi Wednesday in a bid to persuade the Libyan leader to step down and allow democratic elections. Writing in The New York Times, Curt Weldon said it would be "very hard" to bomb Gadhafi into submission and suggested one of his sons Seif al-Islam Gadhafi could play a "constructive role" in a new government. Weldon, a representative from Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2007, who has been to Libya and met Gadhafi before, said there were others within the regime who could be part of any "new Libya." "First, we must engage face-to-face with Colonel Qaddafi and persuade him to leave, as my delegation hopes to do. I've met him enough times to know that it will be very hard to simply bomb him into submission," Weldon wrote, using a different spelling of Gadhafi's name. "Simultaneously, we must obtain an immediate United Nations-monitored cease-fire, with the Libyan Army withdrawing from contested cities and rebel forces ending attempts to advance," he added. "Then we must identify and engage with those leaders who, if not perfect, are pragmatic and reform-minded and thus best positioned to lead the country." He said the Libyan prime minister, Baghdadi Mahmudi, and Mustapha Abdul Jalil, the head of the rebel National Council, should meet with the United Nations envoy to the country to "work out a schedule for fair elections for a new president and legislature." link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Does anybody really know how to spell Qaddafi, Khadafi, Ghadafi, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Does anybody really know how to spell Qaddafi, Khadafi, Ghadafi, etc? It's in Arabic, so all those are approximations in the Roman alphabet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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