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Coalition airstrikes continue in Libya
As coalition airstrikes in Libya continue, President Obama says the United States is ready to hand over control of the mission to international forces.
Fouad Ajami, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, talks to American Morning about Operation Odyssey Dawn.
Are airstrikes in Libya imminent?
Members of the U.N Security Council voted on Thursday in favor of imposing a no-fly zone in Libya. The vote allows measures to be taken against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in hopes of halting his rapid advances against rebel positions in his country.
James Rubin, former US. Assistant Secretary of State and Executive Editor at The Bloomberg View, discusses the U.N. Security Council’s vote with American Morning's Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans.
What a no-fly zone vote means for Libya
The U.N Security Council voted to impose a no-fly zone in Libya Thursday. The vote allows measures to be taken against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in hopes of halting his rapid advances against rebel positions in his country.
Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics, discusses the U.N. Security Council’s vote with American Morning's Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans.
American who fled Libya: “It was like a tsunami hit Tripoli”
Americans are fleeing Libya as unrest in the country continues. CNN's T.J. Holmes speaks to George Sayar and Cyrus Sany who just arrived back in the United States from Libya. Sayar was in the country to build infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Cyrus has been there 28 times since 2008 to develop the technology infrastructure, specifically port security. They both discussed a chaotic scene. “Me and my colleague finally made it out after three hours of kicking and shoving and kicking," Sayar says. Sany described taking "six hours from the parking lot to the ticket counter."
Libya 'extremely dangerous and volatile'
(CNN) - Wedged between two countries where decades-long regimes toppled under relentless demonstrations, protesters in Libya hope to accomplish what Egypt and Tunisia has and oust their ruler of 42 years. But the country's fate hanged precariously Monday after the son of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi warned of a chaotic civil war if citizens side with anti-government demonstrators.
Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics, explains to American Morning's Kiran Chetry why he's concerned that things could get worse in Libya.
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