Obama on Libya: 'American leadership is essential'

18 March 2011 Last updated at 18:59 Help

"American leadership is essential" in the Libyan crisis, President Barack Obama has told Americans in a public address.

"Our goal is focused, our cause is just", he said.

But he also warned that America would not overstretch itself, and that ground troops would not be committed.

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