Gates Cautions Against U.S. Role -- He Decries 'Loose Talk' About Military Action

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WASHINGTON - Short of a U.S.-led military offensive, international options to quickly force Moammar Gadhafi from power now appear to be highly limited, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for an end Wednesday to "loose talk" about steps that would amount to an act of war.

There are still hopes that U.N. sanctions and other diplomatic moves can weaken Gadhafi, and Libyan rebels pressed the fight against his troops Wednesday.

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Gates Cautions Against U.S. Role -- He Decries 'Loose Talk' About Military Action

But there was little evidence of an appetite by the U.S., Europe or othe...

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