A no-fly zone is largely symbolic, perhaps even useless. Khadaffi can defeat the rebels with ground forces alone. The only way we can really help the rebels and prevent a massacre is to attack Khadaffi's army before they can get into Benghazi. We really dithered around too much about doing this -- a no-fly zone and ground strikes should have started about a week ago, while the rebels were on the rise. The rebels are almost defeated now, and a no-fly zone isn't going to do more than perhaps being a morale-booster.
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