The no-fly over Iraq was one of the previous policies that worked well. The neocons would have none of it since it wasn't an invasion and of course, they eventually got their way. There may be a temptation by some for more than a no-fly but the rest has to be left to the Libyan people on the ground. At the moment, it's still in the hands of the UN but preparation has started.
Clinton told Sky News: "We think it's important that the United Nations make this decision, not the United States, and so far the United Nations has not done that.
"I think it's very important that this not be a US-led effort, because this comes from the people of Libya themselves, this doesn't come from the outside, this doesn't come from, you know, some western power, or some Gulf country saying, 'this is what you should do, this is how you should live'."
Nato has launched 24-hour air and sea surveillance of Libya as a possible precursor to a no-fly zone, amid signs of growing Arab support for western military intervention to stop the bombing of civilians.
