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Thursday, March 24, 2011
"Qaddafi’s air force effectively no longer exists.” (VIDEO)
Michigan's (shudder) Juan Cole lists out the ten things accomplished by the No-Fly Zone at Informed Comment, and posted this video from France24:
Juan also let this slip toward the end:
Even Andrew may be started to see the light. Meep-meep!
Juan also let this slip toward the end:
The liberation movement at the moment likely controls about half of Libya’s population, as long as Misrata and Zintan do not fall. It also likely controls about half of the petroleum facilities. If Benghazi can retake Brega and Ra’s Lanouf and Zawiya, Qaddafi soon won’t have gasoline for his tanks or money to pay his mercenaries. Pundits who want this whole thing to be over with in 7 days are being frankly silly. Those who worry about it going on forever are being unrealistic. Those who forget or cannot see the humanitarian achievements already accomplished are being willfully blind.
Even Andrew may be started to see the light. Meep-meep!
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