As recently as a week ago, a no-fly zone over Libya was still spoken of as a means of dramatically accelerating Col Muammar Qaddafi's ouster, and minimising its human cost. It was assumed that depriving Col Qaddafi of the advantage of air power would enable rebel forces - perhaps with a shipment of antitank weapons - to sweep into Tripoli and send the tyrant packing.
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