Rebel fighters walk along a residential street in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on August 22, 2011, as heavy fighting raged near the Tripoli compound of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
(Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty)
Fighting continues today in Tripoli between rebel forces and Gadhafi government loyalists. Yesterday, the rebels stormed Gadhafi's compound, but the Libyan leader remains at large. The raid by the rebels effectively ended Gadhafi's 42-year reign. As Libya enters a period of transition, many are wondering NATO's future role in the country. NATO's involvement in the Libyan civil war began as a humanitarian intervention, but its efforts went on to play a vital role in crippling Gadhafi's army, allowing rebel forces to eventually advance into Tripoli.
Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, and now international managing director for BGR Group, a bipartisan government relations, strategic communications, and investment banking firm, discusses the role NATO will play in a post-Gadhafi Libya.
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Comments [1]
Apparently nation building with a coalition of the willing is cool again.
Isn't it a good thing Gadhafi gave up his WMD stockpiles after the Iraq War or else the situation may have been tragical different today? How exactly is Syria different than the situation in Libya this year?
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