Obama confers with Turkish, Qatari leaders on Libya

[Turborama]

Source: Reuters

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE | Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:39am EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is seeking to shore up participation and clarify leadership of the military attacks on Libyan forces, spoke with Turkish and Qatari leaders on Monday evening, the White House said.

In a statement released on Tuesday it said Obama and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed the mission "will require a broad-based international effort, including Arab states."

The Obama administration wants to shift the United States out of the lead role for military intervention in Libya.

NATO member Turkey has said it is unable to agree to NATO taking over enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya if the scope of the operation goes beyond what the United Nations sanctioned.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/us-libya-obama-turkey-idUSTRE72L3NH20110322

[jdlh8894]

1. So what the hell is this?

Gets UN approval,then goes behind their back to deal with individual countries?
WTH????

[Amonester]

2. Yeah... Let's STAY in this mess forever.... and ALONE.

:sarcasm:

Personally? Leave ASAP. What do you think?

[VermeerLives]

3. Leave ASAP -- I agree (n/t)