When you look at all instruments of statecraft and how that's pulled together, I think the ambassadors are uniquely poised.

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It's a question of confidence and time. I must stress though that in terms of intelligence cooperation, in terms of operational impact on the enemy, Libya is a good partner.

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As catastrophic as a nuclear attack would be, it would be self-contained.

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It is now well known that the terrorist cell that conducted the 9/11 attacks did much of its planning from a base in Europe.

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We have no intelligence or evidence that indicates that he (Bin Laden) is dead or incapacitated, so our working assumption is that he is still alive.

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But despite this shared perception of the threat, there is disagreement over the most effective means to counter the threat. Some European countries continue to argue that terrorism is merely -- or mainly -- a criminal problem.

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However, Libya has made enormous progress in the last couple of years and we are hopeful that at some point we can address that question.

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