Libya Closes Air Space as UN Prepares for No-Fly Zone

From AOL / AP:

Moammar Gadhafi’s regime defiantly closed Libya’s airspace to all traffic while the West made plans to enforce a no-fly zone and prevent his forces from attacking rebels after the U.N. authorized “all necessary measures” to protect the Libyan people, including airstrikes…

The British Cabinet held an emergency meeting as British planes were expected to take part in the international military action. NATO envoys in Brussels also were considering next steps.

Military experts cautioned that the consequences of such action are unpredictable. The former head of the British army, Richard Dannatt, said it was crucial to proceed cautiously “so we don’t get into the kind of situation that we got into in Iraq by not having a Plan B for the morning after.”

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