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Western leaders insist 'Gaddafi must go'

2012-07-25 5 Dailymotion

The leaders of US, Britain and France are putting on a united front in the Libya campaign in a joint newspaper piece.

Just days ago French and British officials were publicly arguing for more NATO missile strikes. There was talk of a rift between the major coalition allies.

Now US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicholas Sarkozy have released a joint-opinion piece saying NATO remains united and will continue until Muammar Gaddafi steps down.

Steve Clemons, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation think tank, speaks to Al Jazeera on this issue from Washington DC.