Doesn't the UN arms embargo apply to Libyan territory as a whole? It is the duty of the coalition enforcing the UN arms embargo to stop arms being shipped into Libya. But arms are coming in from Egypt for the rebels and with the tacit approval of the United States. Obama even claims that he does not rule out arming the rebels. Of course he already is no doubt doing so through Egypt. Isn't this an obvious violation of the UN resolution.
Of course from the get go there have been no attempts to force a cease fire or negotiated solution. It is not that the coalition is exceeding the UN resolution it is that it pays no attention to the resolution except for clauses that suit its purposes. This is evident if you listen to any talk show about Libya. It is all about what are the aims of the mission. But the aims are set out clearly in the UN resolution. What they are really talking about is what the U.S. or west wants to achieve. No one mentions a cease fire or negotiated solution. If the UN resolution is mentioned at all it is just in terms of protecting innocent civilians or it is mentioned as obviously too limited.
Cheers, ken