UK: Libya showed Britain needs more NATO influence (AP)

LONDON ? Britain's national security adviser says the U.K. must learn lessons from the Libya conflict, including the need for more influence in NATO's command.

In a report published Thursday, Peter Ricketts said Britain also must speed up its operations for evacuating citizens from danger zones.

Ricketts also recommended Britain examines rules which dictate that it only recognizes states, rather than governments.

During the conflict, Britain loosened its rules to formally recognize Libya's transitional national council. However, the U.K. doesn't formally endorse the governments of self-declared states, like Somaliland.

Prime Minister David Cameron says the report shows that Britain's new National Security Council had "proved its worth."

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