Libya

"Many as grains of Libyan sand Upon Cyrene’s spicy land."

"People who have lived without oil for 5,000 years can live without it again for a few years in order to attain their legitimate rights."

"This country had already been subjected to embargo and sanctions, furthermore it also suffered a direct military armed aggression during Reagan’s time. This country is Libya. Hence, to serving world peace … Friendship between our peoples … and for the sake of economic, and security cooperation against terror, you are in a position to keep NATO off the Libyan affair for good."

"Then warp my voyage on the southern gales, O’er the warm Lybian wave to spread my sails; That happy clime, where each revolving year The teeming ewes a triple offspring bear; And two fair crescents of translucent horn The brows of all their young increase adorn: The shepherd swains, with sure abundance blest, On the fat flock and rural dainties feast; Nor want of herbage makes the dairy fail, But every season fills the foaming pail."

"Libya should be left to Libyans within the African Union frame."

"A skull beneath a sand-hill and a viper coiled inside— And a red wind out of Libya roaring: "Run and Hide!""

"Aggression has been committed, and the country's leadership, not only Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed... Everything will be even worse in Libya, because it has colossal deposits of resources, and everyone has rushed there to grab those riches."

"'Twas the first taste of Roman blood, like wine, Awoke the Libyan lion in my veins."

"Let your Spaniard pine For distant loves; give me my Libyan, My tawny hero with the flashing eyes!"

"The Libyan arrogance Grows with allowance, and disdains respect."

"Probably failing to plan for, the day after, what I think was the right thing to do, in intervening in Libya."