UN Authorizes Action in Libya

The UN Security Council past a resolution today approving swift military action against Gaddafi's forces in Libya. A no fly zone is expected to be enforced by the United States, France, and Great Britan. This was a big diplomatic win for the Western block on the Security Council, I'm not sure what they had to do to get Russia and China to go along, but they did a good job getting them to sign off on the resolution. My take is that this will be a truly international operation and not a US led force with token European support. I'm not sure stategically how much this effort will help rebel forces on the ground, but it should at least re-moralize and re-energize a resistance movement that has been in retreat over the past week.