Sen. Schumer: Libya no-fly more likely

WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) -- A no-fly zone over Libya is more likely now that the Arab League has endorsed the controversial idea, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday.

In an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Schumer said he believes Congress should defer to President Barack Obama on the matter as commander in chief of the U.S. military.

Schumer praised Obama's refusal to use the U.S. military to back Libyan rebels until an international consensus had been reached.

"We have learned in the past when we go in militarily there are all kinds of other types of consequences," said Schumer. "It is much better to do it in a multilateral way, with all the nations of the world on board.

"The Arab League, NATO will get on board, and I think it makes a no-fly zone much more like to happen shortly," he predicted.