The aim of Western strikes in Libya

The World

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Hartwell, a military and political analyst with Janes's Intelligence Weekly, about the West's military offensive in Libya. Some question whether the coalition strikes are designed to protect Libyans from Gaddafi's forces or to hit Gaddafi's forces themselves.

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