U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) addresses the United Nations Security Council as British Foreign Minister William Hague looks on (L) during a meeting at the United Nations in New York January 31, 2012. The Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a resolution endorsing an Arab plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer powers to his deputy. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)