WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) - If you're serious about peace and denuclearisation, maybe don't mention Libya. The Bush administration has framed Libya's denuclearisation move as resulting directly from the 2003 US-led Iraq invasion and intelligence operations that cut off delivery routes for Libya's nuclear weapons programme. Gaddafi's search for allies and international rehabilitation ultimately led him to strike a more conciliatory tone with the United States, according to Indyk. Multiple reports suggest Gaddafi's willingness to negotiate an end to his nuclear weapons programme was initially rebuffed. The settlement paved the way for the end of Libya's nuclear weapons programme and verification by international inspectors.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2018 15:52 UTC