While the US administration and congress are discussing a domestic self-authorization to use military force against IS(whatever), Italy, which is under a more immediate possible threat from IS(whatever), seems to be approaching the matter differently.
(ANSA) - Rome, February 13 - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni warned Friday that "Italy is under threat from the situation in Libya, 200 nautical miles away".
In a television interview, he said it was a grave concern that Islamic State (ISIS) militants may be as closed as Sirte in Libya.
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Gentiloni said that if dialogue fails, Italy will fight - so long as any military action is conducted under a legal framework established by the United Nations.
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