The Libyan opposition and the Arab League appealed to the world to save lives in Libya.
Yesterday, in response to a call for action by the Libyan people and the Arab League, the U.N.
Saturday's opening session was marred by the early and dramatic walkout of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who said the Arab League leaders were out of touch with Arabs and were working from the wrong agenda.
But the imminent collapse of Libyan rebel forces, coupled with an endorsement from the Arab League, galvanized the West to act.
But Israel's Libyan Jews say he has sought to atone for his youthful Arab radicalism.
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Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak, who like Gadhafi was ousted in a 2011 Arab Spring uprising, had close ties to the Libyan dictator.
We had a unique ability to stop that violence: an international mandate for action, a broad coalition prepared to join us, the support of Arab countries, and a plea for help from the Libyan people themselves.
Libyan diplomatic representation has increased dramatically in West Africa (while falling in the Arab world), as has financial support for radical newspapers and radio stations.
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And it includes Arab partners like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, who have chosen to meet their responsibilities to defend the Libyan people.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking in Paris after an emergency summit of 22 nations today, mentioned that the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council were backing the international effort against the Libyan leader.
To be sure, there could be mitigating factors, such as new oil supplies from places such as the United Arab Emirates and the use of government stockpiles, as they did last year for Libyan disruptions.
"Growing up in California, I didn't know much about the Arab world, " he said in a State Department video prepared to introduce him to the Libyan people after his appointment as ambassador in May.
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