Sens. Graham, McCain and Lieberman applaud Obama for drones over Libya, urge escalation

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"You can't get into a fight with one foot," Lieberman said.

A trio of U.S. senators redoubled calls Sunday for the Obama administration to step up U.S. support for Libyan rebels in their battle against the regime of Moammar Kadafi, even targeting Kadafi directly if necessary.

"I think the focus should now be to cut the head of the snake off. That's the quickest way to end this," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on CNN's "State of the Union." "Let's get this guy gone."

Graham was joined by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who just completed a visit to Libya, and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) in urging the U.S. to resume a leadership role in the air campaign against Kadafi's forces...

Even while applauding the Obama administration for deploying drones in Libya, the three lawmakers, who often work together, criticized the White House for removing other U.S. attack aircraft from front line roles in the support of rebel forces.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-libya-senators-20110425,0,6166127.story