"We strongly condemn the use of violence in Libya," Obama said. "The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous, and it is unacceptable. So are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish the people of Libya. . . . This violence must stop."
Obama added: "I've also asked my administration to prepare the full range of options that we have to respond to this crisis. This includes those actions we may take and those we will coordinate with our allies and partners, or those that we'll carry out through multilateral institutions."
A few warships off the coast of Libya would sure make Gadaffi rethink using fighter jets to dive bomb his own people. I guess the White House is like Britain in the Civil War. We wait until a certain battle or threshold is reached before committing to a position. Before that you take no notice until you can see a clear winner. It is craven but I guess it might work in this case.
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