If it had not been for France’s courage, determination and consistency – and that is how it must be put – in recognising the rebels, in sending the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs to the Security Council, in calling the Elysée summit and in applying the resolution, Lady Ashton, Colonel Gaddafi’s troops would already have entered Benghazi.
Sans le courage, la détermination et la cohérence de la France – il faut le dire ainsi – qui a reconnu les rebelles, envoyé le ministre des affaires étrangères au Conseil de sécurité, demandé le sommet de l’Élysée et appliqué la résolution, Madame Ashton, les troupes du colonel Khadafi auraient déjà atteint Benghazi.