The Libya Effect in Syria

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With Gaddafi gone, the Syrian opposition is feeling emboldened. But the situation in Syria is very different from Libya.

There’s no NATO intervention and no safe zone like Benghazi. Lisa Mullins speaks with Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma about the knock-on effect of Libya on Syria.

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