Hillary Clinton says Gaddafi must go

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Congressional lawmakers not to cut funds needed to deal with crises abroad.



The comments came a day after the US began prepositioning warships and military aircraft in the Libya region.



Clinton repeated demands that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi must go now, without further violence or delay.



She added that the US was working to translate the world's outrage into action and results.



Meanwhile, the US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said the US would continue to place pressure on Colonel Gaddafi until he steps down, while working to stabilise oil prices and avert a possible humanitarian crisis.