WASHINGTON/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday it was inevitable Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi would have to leave power and only then could a democratic transition in the North African state proceed.
Obama was speaking in a major address about the Middle East where a series of uprisings this year have toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, and inspired a three-month-old revolt in Libya that aims to overthrow Gaddafi after 41 years in power.
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