McCain, Lieberman: Arm Libyan Opposition
The Hill reports:
Two senators urged the Obama administration to give "tangible" support to the opposition in Libya in terms of recognizing the opposition as the legitimate government, arming the opposition and establishing a no-fly zone over the North African country.
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) spoke on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning from Egypt, as they've been on a regional tour over the Presidents Day weeklong recess.
"This is a real moment of choice for the international community," Lieberman said of the bloody crisis in Libya, where dictator Moammar Gadhafi has had forces fire on protesters and deaths are estimated to have exceeded 1,000. "What we're hearing here in Egypt is the Arab world is watching. Will the world stand by and let a leader like Moammar Gadhafi slaughter his own people?"
Both senators welcomed the unilateral sanctions implemented by President Obama at the end of the week, but stressed that more needs to be done.
That would include recoznizing the provisional government that has taken control of the eastern part of the country and giving them the weapons to fight the armed mercenaries unleashed on demonstrators by Gadhafi.
"Let mercenaries know any acts they commit, they're going to find themselves in front of a war crimes trial," McCain said.
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