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Clinton: Libya could be democracy or face long war

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Tuesday, 1 March 2011 15:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Libya could become a democracy or face a drawn-out civil war, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

Clinton, in prepared testimony to U.S. lawmakers, urged them not to cut spending on diplomacy and foreign aid too deeply despite concern about the national debt, saying Libya was an example of how the United States needed funds to deal with crises abroad.

"In the years ahead, Libya could become a peaceful democracy or it could face protracted civil war," she said.

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