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That's reasonable. If it has a good chance to work then I'd agree we should try that before direct US military intervention.
Something has to be done about Qaddafi's tanks and artillery as well. But taking out his air assets would be a positive step.
I favor the covert military aid approach. If the U.S. joins a no fly zone, I would not object, but believe the Transitional National Council in Libya should directly and formally request the no fly zone before it is created. However, I don't believe the U.S. should directly intervene to topple Gadhafi's regime. That latter outcome would create an opportunity for Gadhafi's loyalists to recast the revolution as a foreign undertaking and even after the regime is driven from power, the risk of a civil war would be greatly increased.