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\n<\/span><\/p>\nThe US defence department says it is repositioning forces in the Libya region as the West weighs potential intervention against Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon said it was moving forces to “provide for that flexibility once decisions are made”.<\/p>\n
The US already has a significant presence close to Libya, with several bases in southern Italy.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said US forces could be used for delivering humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n
But correspondents say another option would be to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, to prevent Colonel Gaddafi’s aircraft attacking opposition supporters.<\/p>\n
“We have planners working various contingency plans, and I think it’s safe to say as part of that we’re repositioning forces to provide for that flexibility once decisions are made,” Pentagon spokesman Col Dave Lapan said.<\/p>\n
The BBC’s Andrew North, in Washington, says that it is still not clear if there will be sufficient support at the United Nations security council for a no-fly zone, but Washington and several of its key allies say they are now actively discussing the possibility.<\/p>\n
On Sunday the New York Times reported that Western nations were looking at setting up a humanitarian “corridor” in neighbouring Tunisia or Egypt to help refugees.<\/p>\n
US commanders could turn to the USS Enterprise, currently in the Red Sea, as well as the amphibious ship the USS Kearsarge, which has a fleet of helicopters and about 2,000 Marines aboard, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
Mrs Clinton said on Monday that the US was leaving all its options on the table in dealing with Libya.<\/p>\n
Although she did not discuss military options, Mrs Clinton said that as long as Col Gaddafi remained in power the US would consider a range of options against Libya’s rulers.<\/p>\n
“Through their actions, they have lost the legitimacy to govern. And the people of Libya have made themselves clear: it is time for Gaddafi to go – now, without further violence or delay,” she told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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