Obama Holds Libya Call With Congress

The Huffington Post reports:

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama spoke with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders about Libya on Friday afternoon amid criticism that he's failed to adequately consult with Capitol Hill on the goals of the U.S. military action there.

Obama also intends to update the country in the "very near future," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters. Obama was traveling in Latin America last weekend when he authorized the U.S.-led attacks on Moammar Gadhafi's defenses. Obama has not spoken out on the fighting since returning on Wednesday.

The conference call with congressional leaders, which was getting underway at 2 p.m., comes a day after NATO announced it was assuming control of the no-fly zone over Libya. It appeared that the United States, along with France and Great Britain, would maintain primary responsibility for attacks on Gadhafi's ground forces and air defense systems, which are the toughest and most controversial parts of the operation.

Carney said that agreement had been reached on a political level for NATO to assume control of the entire mission but that the military plans associated with it were still being worked out.

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