The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said "refusing to go to the elections and mobilizing to obstruct will only place the fate and future of the country at the mercy of those inside Libya and their external backers who prefer bullet power over ballot power."
美国驻利比亚大使理查德·诺兰德 (Richard Norland) 说:“拒绝参加选举，动员民众进行阻挠，只会把国家的命运和未来置于利比亚内部和他们的外部支持者的摆布之下，这些人更喜欢子弹的力量，而不是投票权。”