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The [[Obama administration]] has called for Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi to step aside and given assistance to the anti-Gadaffi forces. However , Congressional leaders were not consulted prior to the committment of U.S. forces,<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/262921/boehner-obama-libya-many-other-members-house-representatives-are-troubled-robert-costa</ref> nor did the Congress authorize the use of force in Libya.
And the U.S. has far less clarity on a key issue: Who's in charge of the Libyan revolution? <ref> [http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/02/world/la-fg-libya-opposition-20110303 U.S. wants to know who's in charge of Libyan revolution.] </ref>