The State Department says it would be illegal for the U.S. to arm Libyan rebel groups.

“In the [United Nations] Security Council resolution passed on Libya, there is an arms embargo that affects Libya, which means it’s a violation for any country to provide arms to anyone in Libya,” State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said on Monday. “It’s not a legal option.”

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