Clinton: No-Fly Zone Over Libya Cannot be U.S.-Led Effort

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Sky News Wednesday that a no-fly zone over Libya cannot be a U.S.-led effort, and would need the backing of the international community.

"I think it's very important that this not be a U.S.-led effort, because this comes from the people of Libya themselves," she told Sky News.

"This doesn't come from the outside. This doesn't come from some Western power or some Gulf country saying this is what you should do, this is how you should live."

Clinton's comments come as Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell pushed back on notions that Defense Secretary Robert Gates was against setting up a no-fly zone.

"The secretary's position on a no-fly zone has not changed," Morrell told press traveling with Gates en route to a NATO advisory meeting in Brussels. "We are preparing a full range of military options for the president, including a no-fly zone."

Morrell added, "We have already moved significant assets into the Mediterranean to provide humanitarian assistance."
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I think they are saying one thing in public and probably planning something else in private with the UK and NATO. At any rate, it probably is too early for any direct intervention on anyone's part.

[Casino67]

I almost get the feeling that Qadaffy is trying to suck us into this mess. If he can get us to bite, then maybe he can get the sympathy of the other countries and maybe help save his ass.