There was plenty of self-satisfied official comment about the efficacy of strong-minded policy in the Middle East, particularly the war in Iraq, in concentrating Colonel Qaddafi's mind on essential reform. But it was nothing of the kind that led to the breakthrough.

Keywords:
Libya, Muammar, el-Qaddafi, United States, Britain, Ronald, Reagan, Lockerbie, George, Bush
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