David Cameron had wanted this emergency summit to show ambition and will in dealing with Colonel Gaddafi. Certainly Europe's heads of government were united in calling on the Libyan leader to give up power without delay. That was the easy part. There will be, too, further financial sanctions against the regime.
The UK prime minister had wanted a more robust European response. He described Colonel Gaddafi as a "pariah... still on the rampage, waging war against his own people".
He and the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, had urged planning for a no-fly zone - if it became necessary.
For more: BBC - Gavin Hewitt's Europe: Europe wary of force
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