It is time for real compromise in Libya. The principal reason to support the intervention in the first place was to protect the people of Libya. Decisive action aligned the west with popular movements sweeping the Middle East and north Africa – a goal justified by both ideals and interests. For the same reasons, stopping the fighting now is more important than an opposition victory on the current terms advocated by the National Transitional Council in Benghazi.
眼下利比亞到了做出真正妥協(xié)的時候。起初,支持干預(yù)的主要理由是為了保護利比亞人民。果斷行動將西方與席卷中東和北非的人民運動結(jié)合在一起,理想和利益都為這一目標提供了合理的解釋。出于同樣的原因,馬上停止戰(zhàn)爭,比反對黨根據(jù)目前班加西國家過渡委員會(National Transitional Council)支持的條件獲勝還要重要。