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US intervention in Libya

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Ryan Crocker, former US Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, and Kuwait talks with host Marco Werman about the limits and possibilities of western intervention in Libya. Ambassador Crocker says the West must act, but without putting its boots on the ground. Download MP3

Interview with Ambassador Crocker

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Ryan Crocker was US ambassador to Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. He also was appointed interim ambassador to Afghanistan in 2002. And of course, he served as ambassador to Iraq, from 2007, before leaving that post earlier this year. Marco Werman talks with Crocker about the challenges for the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Download MP3

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