John Burns: “I think to be fair to the Maliki government, if you look at the history of Iraq, it would be very unrealistic for them…”

Gadhafi shared one characteristic in common with Adolph Hitler, who died in his own bunker by his own hand, which is that he identifies himself with the Libyan people.

There's no doubt that the resignation of the Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld has had a liberating effect. There's no doubt there is now a freer air about this.

He is utterly resistant to any idea there could be any separation of those two entities, he is Libya.

I think it's symbolically essential and in fact, practically essential as well. And this rebellion has been about one thing, and that is getting rid of Moammar Gadhafi.