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War in Libya: can we do this quickly? (part 2)

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François Picard’s panel agrees that air strikes over Libya have thwarted Muammar Gaddafi’s momentum, but the true nature of the opposition remains a mystery to many and so does their ability to fight without Western ground forces.

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Philip Stonor, former deputy UK defense attaché in Paris

Mansour Sayf al-Nasr, member of the Libyan Human Rights League

From Washington DC, Walid Phares, Professor of Global Strategy, advisor to the US Congress, and author of "The Coming Revolution"

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Produced by Yi Song and Jeanette Coombs
 

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