Britain rightly took credit for persuading Libya to give up its weapons programme. As a result, and not least because of its reserves of oil and gas, we forged a closer relationship to create opportunities for business. America did the same: Exxon’s interests played a part in removing sanctions on the regime. Now such actions look unfortunate, and there is a strong case for the west supping with a much longer spoon with regimes that deny their peoples freedom and individual rights.
英国劝说利比亚放弃其武器计划，理应记上一功。我们也因此结成了更为紧密的关系、以创造商机——利比亚的油气储备是一个重要原因。美国的作法也一样：在美国政府取消对利比亚的制裁上，埃克森(Exxon)的利益起到了一定的作用。如今这些行动看起来让人颇为遗憾，并且有充足的理由证明：在与那些剥夺本国民众自由和个人权利的政体打交道时，西方应该更加小心谨慎。
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