After 42 years of dictatorship, Libya, like Iraq in 2003 after the fall of Saddam Hussein, needs more than wishful thinking to become a vibrant democracy. It needs organized state-building in Tripoli – and realistic policymaking in Western capitals.
日内瓦—当革命成功的利比亚展望未来的时候，伊拉克是一个危险的先例。结束了42年独裁统治的利比亚正如2003年萨达姆倒台后的伊拉克，要将它建设为生机勃勃的民主之邦，光有美好愿景是断然不行的。利比亚需要有组织的建国计划，西方各国也要拿出现实的决策。