President Obama's Remarks on the Death of Muammar el-Qaddafi
For 42 years, Muammar el-Qaddafi ruled Libya, but today, he died a fugitive -- chased from power by his own people.
Just after 2:00, President Obama delivered remarks from the Rose Garden:
[This] is a momentous day in the history of Libya. The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. And with this enormous promise, the Libyan people now have a great responsibility -- to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to Qaddafi’s dictatorship. We look forward to the announcement of the country’s liberation, the quick formation of an interim government, and a stable transition to Libya’s first free and fair elections.
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