French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron are urging other allies to continue planning for all contingencies, including a possible "
no fly zone", which would limit Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's ability to wage war against rebel insurgents. France has even gone as far as to recognize the rebel faction as the true governing party of the the northern African nation. The United States has made no decision regarding the use of the military in Libya. If such action were taken, it would likely be limited to an air campaign designed to ground all of Gadhafi's warplanes and helicopter's. This would be considered an act of war because airstrikes to take out any anti-aircraft positions would be necessary, and because of this, the U.S. would prefer the action to take place under the NATO flag, and not just a unilateral attack. Rebel forces in Libya had been taking many strategic oil towns and closing in on the capitol city and Gadhafi stronghold of Tripoli. Recently, however Gadhafi has utilized his air force to pound the rebel position's and has force them to give up virtually all the territory they once held.
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