At Wednesday’s news conference, President Obama defended his handling of the U.S. and NATO military operations in Libya.

President Barack Obama: “We’ve protected thousands of people in Libya. We have not seen a single U.S. casualty. There’s no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope. So I said to the American people, here’s our narrow mission. We have carried out that narrow mission in exemplary fashion. And throughout this process, we consulted with Congress.”

President Obama rejected criticism by some in Congress that the U.S. military effort in Libya was illegal because he did not have congressional approval.

President Barack Obama: “I think that such consultation is entirely appropriate. But do I think that our actions in any way violate the War Powers Resolution? The answer is no.”