The United Nations Security Council authorized a no-fly zone over Libya six weeks ago, but many have questioned the nature of NATO’s mission. This week, the U.K., France and Italy announced that they will send military advisers to aid Libyan rebels. The U.S. plans to give $25 million in non-lethal assistance to the Libyan rebels. Is this within the humanitarian goals of the UN Resolution? Or is this ‘mission creep?’ Joining us is Sir Menzies Campbell, a Senior MP and a member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the U.K. He supported NATO’s humanitarian mission in Libya, but told the Guardian that “Vietnam began with an American president sending military advisers. We must proceed with caution.”
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