Arab League backs Libya no-fly zone: France

Source: AFP

PARIS — The Arab League supports imposing a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent Moamer Kadhafi's government forces attacking rebels, French officials said Monday, quoting the league's secretary general.

Secretary general Amr Mussa told French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe that the league backed the idea when the pair met in Cairo on Sunday, foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero told reporters.

"Mr. Musa confirmed the support of the Arab League for a no-fly zone," Valero said.

Juppe said Saturday his country was working with Britain to get a United Nations Security Council resolution to impose a no-fly zone in Libya.

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Confirmed via other diplomatic channels, no link yet for that.

... I can see Epic Fail! The French are casualty averse.

I agree. I just didn't expect French army jokes. In this case someone should tell them that an air force is supposed to do more the fly exhibitions at the Paris Air Show.

ABU DHABI (Dow Jones)--The Gulf Cooperation Council called on the United Nations Security Council Monday to approve a no fly zone over Libya in the interest of protecting its people against "crimes against humanity."

In a press conference held after a meeting of Gulf foreign ministers in Abu Dhabi, Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, secretary general AbdulRahman Al Attiyah called on the Security Council to "take sufficient measures to protect the people of Libya, including approving a no fly zone."

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110307-711361.html

this in their backyard they should take the lead

Saudi Arabia has a lot of fighter planes made in the US.

They could surely implement this.

It's the arabs neighborhood. They all have lots of arms. Let them do the no fly, no reason for the US to do it. We don't have the money.

Great, let's step back and let them do it. We've done more than our share of foreign meddling in recent times.