Open ended war

·         NATO has announced that it is going to take over responsibility of implementing the no fly zone over libya while the coalation of countries will implement arms embargo

·         Turkey, a NATO member, opposes this move for two reasons

o   It is against the growing control of france over libya

o   Arms embargo was never a part of UNSC resolution 1973

NATO

·         Secretary general: Anders Fogh Rasmussen from denmark

·         Head quarters: brussels, belgium

·         Formed in 1949

·         Expanded 7 times so far

·         28 members

o   Nonmembers are: Ireland, Finland,Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, belarus, ukraine, macedonia, maldova, kosovo, serbia, montenegro, bosnia

More information on NATO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO#Membership