2020年，利比亚军阀哈利法·哈夫塔尔在希腊雅典。美国一直支持利比亚的哈夫塔尔家族。史蒂文·凯表示，英国不应犯同样的错误，而应独立行动，并发挥符合其联合国安理会成员身份的作用。帕特里克·温图尔的报道（《利比亚统一会谈受挫：军阀之子被指与针对燃料设施的无人机袭击有关》，10月3日）不应让任何关注结束冲突、寻求利比亚统一的人士感到意外。
The Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar in Athens, Greece, in 2020. The US has backed Libya’s Haftar clan. The UK should not make the same mistake Steven Kay says Britain should act independently and in a role consistent with its status as a member of the UN security council Patrick Wintour’s report ( Libyan unity talks upended as warlord’s son linked to drone attacks on fuel facilities, 3 October ) should not surprise anyone concerned with the attempts to end conflict and seek the unification of Libya.
萨达姆·哈夫塔尔和他的父亲哈利法一样，都受到美国支持，以助美国在利比亚实现其目标和野心。如果民主选举是最终目标，那么支持哈夫塔尔家族成员在利比亚未来担任任何角色，都毫无道理可言。
Saddam Haftar, like his father, Khalifa, has been backed by the US to support its aims and ambitions in Libya. There is no logic, if democratic elections are the goal, to be backing a member of the Haftar clan for any role in the future of Libya.
利比亚人民最渴望的不过是和平与安全，并希望将本国丰富的自然资源转化为财富，用于改善社会。然而，他们的资源却正被腐败和冲突所消耗，这种状况只有战争贩子才能从中受益。
The Libyan population want nothing more than peace, security and to use constructively the wealth that could be generated from their extensive natural resources for the improvement of their society. Instead, their resources are being dissipated in corruption and conflict, a state of affairs that benefits only the warmongers.
根据利比亚方面在9BR Chambers报告《利比亚：部落之声》中提出的诉求，英国现任及前任政府，以及历任驻利比亚大使，都曾有机会在本国促成一场和平与统一会议。
As a result of representations received from Libya set out in a 9BR Chambers report, Libya: The Voice of the Tribes the UK’s present and previous governments and successive ambassadors to Libya have been offered a role in brokering a peace and unification conference in this country.
英国只需正式签发签证，并邀请利比亚东部和西部各方的政治领袖——以及双方合法的军事指挥官，而非那些制造冲突的负面人物——即可实现这一目标。然而，无论是保守党还是工党政府，都未抓住这一机会，也未能表现出任何敢于违背注定失败的美国政策的决心。
All it required from the UK was to formally issue visas and invite the political leaders from east and west Libya, who would attend with the legitimate military commanders from both sides, rather than the bad actors. There has been no take-up by either Tory or Labour governments, with neither showing any confidence to do anything contrary to the policies of the US, which are doomed to failure.
英国若能展现出独立行动，并发挥与其联合国安理会成员身份相符的作用，将有助于扭转其作为衰落大国的既有印象。同时，这也为英国提供了一个机会，使其能够协助一个重要经济体的重建与发展，而这显然也有助于英国自身的贸易拓展。9BR Chambers
The benefits to the UK to be seen to be acting independently and in a role consistent with its status as a member of the UN security council would undermine the current perception of it being a declining power. It would also be an opportunity for the UK to assist in the reconstruction and development of an important economy with obvious benefits in its own search for trade. 9BR Chambers