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gadhafi's military offensive and to push him back and to relieve the siege at benghazi, but gadhafi continues to survive and continues to do ground operations and i may be that we're looking at a protracted civil war. the no-fly zone cannot completely protect the civilians of libya. you're going to need to see a continuation of military operation, and the gamble is you might not have the same intimidating effect on gadhafi that the u.s. with europe in charge that the u.sve. clearly s supplied over the last week. >> want to bring in general russel honore to talk a little bit about that, and nick burns had said that this is really quite a gamble, that essentially we are taking the lead no matter what we say about it, that we are the major power in the nato alliance. is it true essentially that this is our war? >> well, suzanne, i'll say this, nato, we'teve invested years an years -- i, smyself, served abot
barracks.. >> he's a hero. he's a real hero. >> reporter: opposition forces, the taking of the barracks was a monumental victory, made possible, they say, by this man, one of hundreds of civilians who died in the war for libya. for two daughter, the sudden loss of their father is heart wrenching but one they say they're honored to live with. he did something very important. we're definitely very proud of hill. for cnn, benghazi, libya. it takes a lot of money to fge a war, which is far to debate over who's going to pick up the tab for enforcing the no-fly zone over libya? our carol costello joins us for today's "talk back." it's ban debate. we really don't know how long this mission will last. they say days, but now some sort of role here. >> a big price tag for the
that rebel fighters could advance. cnn's reza sayah expinlas. >> reporter: to many here, he was the hero of that fight. a 49-year-old oil company erworker, husband, father of tw. the best way to help the opposition, hecr decided, was t sacrifice his life. this is where he gave his life. it's the old military barracks onre in benghazi, pretty much demolished today. but on february 19th, rebel fighters had surrounded it, and they were facing heavy firepower. they were trng to get inside these militar barracks. they couldn't. they needed something to shift their momentum. what he did was pack his car full of plastic car fuel containers in cooking gas sill d cylinders and he parked his car where the suv is and prayed and read the koran for about 30 minutes, and then he sped towards the main gate, where he blew himself and his car up. >> nato will take over command
hailed as a martyr. >> reporte this is where he gave his life. the old military barracks here in benghazi. pretty much demolished today. on february 19th, reb fighters had surrounded it and they were facing heavy firepower. they were trying to get inside these military barracks and couldn't. they needed something to shift their momentum. what he did was pack hi car full of plastic car fuel containers and cooking gas cylinders and witnesses say he parked his car right overat the where that suv is and praying, read the koran about 3 minutes and then he sped towards the main g ate where he blew himself and his car up. this i a p picture of his best friend abdul carrying his remains after the blast. >> if i did show his body in the car, i could not believe hit. >> reporr: he says the suicide attack sent gadhafi troops running clearing the way for rebel fighters to overtake the
hard-hit down got a break today. bombing ed armored vehicles outside there. it hit gadhafi's forces because they were targeting civilians. not to help the rebels. and air traffic controller at rean national airport has been suspended. federal investigators say that he fell asleep on the jobearly wednesday morning forcing two commercial jetliners to land on their own. the controller, a 20-year veteran, was the only one on duty. nowance for the fight for libya and the human face behind that civil war. this is a story of a husban a father, who h sacrificed his li to help the rebels gain an upper hand. his actions led to a major turning point in the battle forh benghazi. now, which is a stronghold for rebels. our cnn report on the main