Some US lawmakers are starting to question the United Nations weapons ban on Libya following a lobbying blitz by regional powers after the Islamic State (IS) announced last week it had beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians.
Jordan, which saw one of its pilots burned alive by the Islamist group, began circulating a draft resolution at the UN Security Council on Feb. 18. Libya and Egypt immediately jumped on board and have since both pressed their case on Fox News, whose viewership consists largely of politically active conservative Americans.