Washington, July 4 (ANI): US Senator John McCain has warned that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi still remains a "direct threat" to American national security.
"This notion that we should fear who comes after or what comes after Gadhafi ignores that if Gadhafi stays in power, it is a direct threat to our national security," Politico quoted the Arizona Republican, as saying.
"He has promised that. We kept the people from Benghazi from suffering a slaughter and this guy has the blood of Americans on his hands. He's committed acts of terror, and he is committing more of those if he's able to remain in power," he added.
Despite the Western efforts and NATO airstrikes in Libya, the dictator has not only managed to remain in power, but also threatened to attack Europe if airstrikes are not stopped.
Gaddafi has been in power in Libya since he overthrew King Idris in a 1969 bloodless coup and established the Libyan Arab Republic.
His almost 42 years in power make him one of the longest-serving rulers in history. (ANI)
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