Inside Hillary Clinton's Role in Libya and the Fall of Muammar el-Qaddafi

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 4, 2016

New York Times investigative correspondent Jo Becker discusses her two-part series, "The Libya Gamble" on Hillary Clinton’s role in ousting the Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi. Becker investigated the former Secretary of State’s push to intervene despite President Obama’s reluctance to become enmeshed in the politics of another Middle Eastern nation. 

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