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States is acting with a broad coalition that is committed to enforcing united nations security council resolution 1973, which calls for the protection of the libyan people. that coalition met in paris today to send a unified message, and it brings together many of our european and arab partners. this is not an outcome that the united states or any of our partners sought. >> reporter: key part of the president's message right there, that this was not something that they sought, number one, but number two that he's got a broad coalition within the international community stemming from that thurs...

Along the u.n. resolution 1973? >> i'm sure he does. to give you an example at a summit meeting in african country. when the head of the u.n. of egypt and discovered how everybody was voting against egypt over the peace treaty against israel by deposit one million dollars in briefcases. that is why they voted against him. this the small thing he is capable of doing. i'm quite sure he can take on the world. >> jamie: the u.s. has made clear that we haven't taken unilateral action. we are being supported by other nations to get things under control and protect human life on the ground in libya. ...

Still been, correct me if i'm wrong, colonel, the united states has been calling the tune on these military operations over the last 30, 40 years. >> it's pretty well set no matter who happens to be -- >> as you said, the united nations would have to hand over the authority to nato to lead this and at this point when those french jets took to the air, they were as french jets not operating necessarily -- >> under whose sanction are they doing that? as the united nations formerly said, you sarkozy have got it or you committee have it. >> right. >> one thing that is very important about u.n. res...

By while more innocent civilians are killed. the united states will support our allies and partners as they move to enforce resolution 1973. we are standing with the people of libya, and we will not waver. >> nbc's mike vaqueiera, what more did she have to say? >> reporter: it's been an extraordinary series of events. and the secretary landed in paris just this morning. she ran immediately to the hastily called summit at the palace where nicolas sarkozy hosted world leaders from canada, italy, great britain, a host of other nations, part of the nato alliance, as well as leaders of the arab lea...

Come? and london rolls out the red carpet for the president, but did the queen dis him when it was toast time? the back story there. good morning, everyone, it's wednesday, may 25th, i'm savannah guthrie in new york. >> and i'm chuck todd here in london where savannah, president obama and prime minister cameron just finished a joint press conference, one of those lovely two and twos, as you've been oh so familiar with in the past. the main subject matter for the press corps was libya. here's what they both had to say on that issue. >> the two key things here are patience and persistence. the...