International coalition divided over Libya command

International coalition divided over Libya command: President Barack Obama, speaking in Santiago, Chile on Monday, watched over his conclusion to order U.S. strikes against Libyan military targets, and insisted that the assignment is clear. And like a parade of Pentagon officials the past few days, Obama insisted that the United States’ lead military role will be turned over—”in days, not weeks”—to an international command of which the United States will be just one part.

The only problem: None of the countries in the international coalition can yet agree on to whom or how the United States should hand off farm duties.

The sense of importance among White House officials to resolve the command disagreement is thoughtful: with each hour the U.S. remains in charge of yet another Middle East military interference, Congress steps up criticism that Obama went to war in Libya without first getting its blessing, nor important exactly what the end-game will be. (On Monday, Obama sent Congress official notification with the intention of he had ordered the U.S. military two days earlier to commence operations “to prevent humanitarian catastrophe” in Libya and sustain the international coalition implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1973.)