All
members are agreed they want to see a demonstrable need
to act before doing so. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh
Rasmussen:“We are not looking to intervene in Libya,
but we do the necessary planning to be prepared for all
eventualities if requested.”
Enforcing
a no-fly zone requires knocking out Libya’s air defences,
that amounts to military intervention – not to be
considered lightly. France prefers the United Nations route
to sanction a no fly zone rather than emphasising NATO’s
involvement which it says has an aggressive reputation among
Arab nations in the region.
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