U.N. to deploy military forces in Libya

TOM LAWLOR, Political Correspondent
Yesterday, Thursday the 17th of March, while most of us were enjoying St. Patrick's day, the rest of the world heard that the U.N. Security Council voted to use military force to prevent Colonel Gaddaffi from killing anymore Libyan citizens. The Resolution 1973 approves the 'protection of civilians under all necessary measures', how you would interpret that is a matter of opinion. It is possible that the ultimate ending will be Gaddafi removed, but it is not the chief objective at this moment in time.
Presently, they only seek to protect the lives of the opposition groups being hunted down and murder, but Gaddafi may not back down, leading to a full scale head hunt for Gaddafi, similar to Sadam Hussein's deposal from power. Other questions are being asked over the details of the Resolution, such as the possible arming of the opposition groups in Libya. Some sources from Libya sugest that this is what the Rebel groups want, to be the ones to protect themselves, with air aid from the U.N., not wanting 'boots on the ground'. But to be given the ability to protect themselves.