U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister, David Cameron, today expressed their commitment to "increase the pressure" on Libya to force the ouster of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. "The president and I agreed that we should increase the pressure on Libya. The regime is under pressure and is something you see that the rebels have freed much of Misrata and its success in other parts of the country," Cameron said.
At a press conference in London next to Obama during the second day of state visit the tenant of the White House, the prime minister said the UK "will look at all options to increase the pressure, always within the terms of resolution 1973 the Security Council of the UN. " Cameron did not elaborate on the government considers its options, which the British media is considering sending Apache attack helicopters to the North African country, and stressed that the goal remains "to protect the Libyan people." "Nobody is talking about regime change," said Conservative leader, a term that also rejected the U.S.
president, who insisted that Gadhafi must leave office. "We will continue operations until Gadhafi cease attacks against civilians. The clock is ticking against Gadhafi, who must leave office and allow Libya to the Libyan people," Obama said. "We will strongly oppose the use of violence against demonstrators and any effort to silence those who yearn for freedom, dignity and basic human rights," added the president.
Obama ruled out sending ground troops to Libya - "David and I agreed that we can not put boots on the ground" - to deal with the Gadhafi regime and stated that "no artificial deadlines" to end NATO's mission. However, he expressed his conviction that the NATO mission has created "sufficient momentum to Gadhafi inevitably be forced to relinquish power." Obama warned that going to be a "slow but sure" and considered that the international mission has served to "avoid civilian casualties," a message that should serve as a reminder that "sometimes you have to be more patient than I would like the people.
" Cameron made a parallel between the political moment that we live in Middle East and North Africa over the years after the end of the Cold War, said he felt "the same passion to spread the freedom that our forefathers had." The first minister felt, however, that "idealism without realism does not do anybody any good" and urged to learn from the lessons of history, in the sense that "democracy is built from the ground" and with a sense of "patience." On Afghanistan, Cameron called on the Taliban to be definitely uncheck the Al Qaeda if they want to be part of a lasting political settlement in the country and congratulated the U.S.
for an operation that took the life of Osama bin Laden. "It was a direct blow to the heart of international terrorism," said the prime minister, calling it "vital" next year in China, at a time when U.S. and British troops "have stopped the march of insurgency . "Now is the time to increase our efforts and reach a political agreement (...).
We have agreed to give this matter the highest priority in the coming months," said Cameron. 
At a press conference in London next to Obama during the second day of state visit the tenant of the White House, the prime minister said the UK "will look at all options to increase the pressure, always within the terms of resolution 1973 the Security Council of the UN. " Cameron did not elaborate on the government considers its options, which the British media is considering sending Apache attack helicopters to the North African country, and stressed that the goal remains "to protect the Libyan people." "Nobody is talking about regime change," said Conservative leader, a term that also rejected the U.S.
president, who insisted that Gadhafi must leave office. "We will continue operations until Gadhafi cease attacks against civilians. The clock is ticking against Gadhafi, who must leave office and allow Libya to the Libyan people," Obama said. "We will strongly oppose the use of violence against demonstrators and any effort to silence those who yearn for freedom, dignity and basic human rights," added the president.
Obama ruled out sending ground troops to Libya - "David and I agreed that we can not put boots on the ground" - to deal with the Gadhafi regime and stated that "no artificial deadlines" to end NATO's mission. However, he expressed his conviction that the NATO mission has created "sufficient momentum to Gadhafi inevitably be forced to relinquish power." Obama warned that going to be a "slow but sure" and considered that the international mission has served to "avoid civilian casualties," a message that should serve as a reminder that "sometimes you have to be more patient than I would like the people.
" Cameron made a parallel between the political moment that we live in Middle East and North Africa over the years after the end of the Cold War, said he felt "the same passion to spread the freedom that our forefathers had." The first minister felt, however, that "idealism without realism does not do anybody any good" and urged to learn from the lessons of history, in the sense that "democracy is built from the ground" and with a sense of "patience." On Afghanistan, Cameron called on the Taliban to be definitely uncheck the Al Qaeda if they want to be part of a lasting political settlement in the country and congratulated the U.S.
for an operation that took the life of Osama bin Laden. "It was a direct blow to the heart of international terrorism," said the prime minister, calling it "vital" next year in China, at a time when U.S. and British troops "have stopped the march of insurgency . "Now is the time to increase our efforts and reach a political agreement (...).
We have agreed to give this matter the highest priority in the coming months," said Cameron.
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