The leader of Libya is Muammar Gaddafi. There is a civil war occurring at this time because the people want to be free of his rule. Gaddafi has been ruling for 42 years. Protesters want a new leadership process and a democratic government. This battle began on February 15, 2011. After this outbreak, Gaddafi was having trouble controlling this problem. Gaddafi called in military forces and cencorship and the blocking of communications was put entact.From this point on Gaddafi is trying to kill innocent people and protesters. Rebels began to create forces against Gaddafi. One force is named the Transitional National Council based in Benghazi. The International Criminal Court warned Gaddafi and the members of his government may have committed crimes against humanity. The United Nations Security Council froze the assets of Gaddafi and 10 members of his inner circle and denied their rights to travel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising
Obama feels that we as a country should get involved with Libya to help those people. But he will not send in military forces. Obama has authorized armed forces to begin a limited military action in Libya in support of a international effort. The International Community gave an offer to Gaddafi to seize fire immediately, which would stop the war; but Gaddafi ignored the offer. The "no-fly" zone has been enabled and will be led by international partners. A broad coalition is coming together of many countries to save Libya. And overall Obama will keep the U.S. informes on what is happening in Libya. Basically America and other coutries are coming together to help Libya get under control.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2062337,00.html
http://americanintelligence.us/index.php?/blog/1/entry-20252-the-libyan-war/
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