Obean has resorted to the politics of stalling.The language in the text will deal with triggers rather than timelines for taking such a step, one diplomat noted. If gross violations of human rights are committed, the diplomat added, the elements of the text could be quickly turned into a resolution.
I guess what's been happening so far isn't a gross violation of human rights.
Any resolution on military intervention in Libya, however, would be subject to a vote by the 15 members of the U.N. Security Council. Such intervention could face sharp criticism from Russia and China, who rarely approve of such measures.
The UN is hamstrung. Set up a NFZ already and be done with it. China and Russia have something to try to prove with their inaction, but God alone knows what it is, and China and Russia don't understand what it is they are doing."