Bukan saja Kerry mengusulan tetapi juga Organiszation of Islamic Countries.
Usulan ini dikemukan beberapa waktu lalu sebelum Kerry
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From: Jusfiq
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Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 4:22 PM
Subject: [proletar] Aljazeera:Kerry urges Libya no-fly zone plan
Kerry urges Libya no-fly zone plan
Chairman of US senate foreign relations committee says such plan should be
readied to protect population from Gaddafi.
Last Modified: 07 Mar 2011 01:30 GMT
While rebel groups push for a no-fly zone, they claim to be against foreign
ground troops in Libya [Reuters]
A prominent US senator has said that the United States and its allies should
plan for a no-fly zone over Libya and consider bombing the country's airports
and runways.
John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the
comments on Sunday, but added that no action should be taken unless an
international agreement is reached.
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He also said that taking out runways and airports could be an effective
tactic, and added that a no-fly zone would not amount to full-blown military
intervention.
He said, however, that moving against Libyan air defences should only be done
if Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, were to use his air force as a means to
target civilians.
Other US politicians have also made similar calls for military action on
Libya, amid reluctance from the White House and
US defence officials, who argue that taking out Libya's air defences would be
tantamount to declaring a war.
Air defences 'antiquated'
``Lots of people throw around phrases of `no-fly zone' and they talk about it
as though it's just a game, a video game or something. Some people who throw
that line out have no idea what they're talking about,'' White House chief of
staff William Daley said.
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Republican senator John McCain has said sending in ground troops would not be
appropriate at this point, but that implementing a no-fly zone would not be
difficult because Libya's air defences "are somewhat antiquated".
He also said it would send a signal to Gaddafi "that the president is serious
when he says we need for Gaddafi to go, [and] it would be encouraging to the
resistance, who are certainly outgunned from the air".'
Muhamed Sacirbey, the former Bosnian ambassador to the UN, told Al Jazeera
that, in considering a no-fly zone over Libya, the 1990s Balkans conflict
should not be compared to the current situation.
"Bosnia, is Europe, Libya is North Africa. These are totally different
circumstances, but it is also worth considering that inaction may be just as
problematic," he said.
The Obama administration has said that all options are on the table, but that
any military action must be an international effort.
Robert Gates, US defence secretary, has cautioned last week that an attack on
Libya could drag his country into another conflict, even as nearly 150,000
American troops continue to battle in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Calls for help
But a Libyan rebel leader in the town of Misurata, which in recent days has
seen fierce fighting, has called for an urgent external help.
Mohammed Ali, member of the civil committee for Misurata affairs, told Al
Jazeera that a no-fly zone is "long overdue," and that a "selective surgical
strike" is needed to take out Gaddafi's aerial capabilities.
Meanwhile, Liam Fox, the British defence secretary told local media on Sunday
that any talks about establishing a no-fly zone over Libya are at "the early
stage of contingency planning".
He also said that more details will be discussed by NATO defence leaders at a
meeting in the Belgian capital Brussels later this week.
He added that "there was no and there is no plan to use British land forces''
in Libya.
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