Marco Rubio Calls for Removal of Gadhafi in Libya

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Wednesday, asking for the Senate to take up a measure calling for the removal of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and backing President Barack Obamas military actions against the government of that African nation.

I am writing to seek your support for bringing a bipartisan resolution to the Senate floor authorizing the president's decision to participate in allied military action in Libya, noted Rubio. Furthermore, this resolution should also state that removing Moammar Gadhafi from power is in our national interest and therefore should authorize the president to accomplish this goal. To that end, the resolution should urge the president to immediately recognize the Interim Transitional National Council as the legitimate government in Libya.

As long as Gadhafi remains in power, he will be in a position to terrorize his own people and potentially the rest of the world, added Rubio. In fact, he has vowed to turn rebel strongholds into rivers of blood. If he succeeds, it will provide a blueprint to repressive regimes across the Middle East in the use of force against unarmed civilians. And unlike the conflicts in other nations in the region, the rebels in Libya have requested and welcome our support.