WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved a resolution formally authorizing continued U.S. participation in the NATO-led military intervention in Libya but banning the introduction of U.S. troops on the ground there.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14-5 to approve the measure offered by Senator John Kerry, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, sending it to the full Senate.
It would authorize the mission for up to one year after the date of enactment of the resolution by Congress, unless the NATO mission ends sooner.
It also says that the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is a political goal of U.S. policy, and calls for the United States and NATO to be reimbursed for the costs of the operation from assets seized from Gaddafi's government.
All those who voted against the measure were Republicans, including the panel's top Republican, Senator Richard Lugar.
The United States and its NATO allies launched the U.N.-backed mission against Libya in March, aiming to prevent Gaddafi's forces from attacking civilians in regions opposed to his rule. The mission now, NATO-led since the end of March, appears to have the unstated goal of driving Gaddafi from power.
Many lawmakers are angry that President Barack Obama did not ask the U.S. Congress to authorize the U.S. role, even if they approve of going after Gaddafi. Last week, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives delivered a rebuke to Obama by rejecting a measure similar to the Kerry-McCain resolution.
That House vote suggests that even if the Kerry-McCain resolution does pass the Senate, it will not be able to get through the House and become law. However, the Obama administration has taken the position that it does not need to ask Congress for authorization for Libyan operations because the U.S. military role there has been too "limited". This position has also annoyed many in Congress.
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