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Summary President Barack Obama said on Thursday that US military aircraft will help move refugees from the Libyan border, as he demanded an end to violence against the Libyan people and the departure of Muammar Gaddafi.
The United States and countries around the world are outraged by Gaddafis crackdown in Libya, Obama said. US President Obama said at a White House news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, we will continue to send a clear message that the violence must stop. Muammar Gaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. President Obama has called on Gaddafi to leave the oil-producing North African country in written statements issued by the White House, but this was the first time he had said so in public. He also issued a warning to any of Gaddafis officials found to have been promoting attacks on Libyan citizens.Obama also said that US military and civilian aircraft would help move Egyptians now stranded at the Libyan border with Tunisia. US officials have stressed they would consider imposing a no-fly zone over Libya only after taking into account all ramifications of such a serious move.
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