Libya: Scott Lucas on the BBC "The Opposition and Britain's Military Advisors"

I joined BBC Newshour this afternoon to discuss the news that Britain is sending military advisors to Libya's oppositional National Transitional Council in Benghazi.

The BBC's "hook" for the interview was the analogy, made by critics of the move, that the despatch of advisors is similar to John F. Kennedy's creation of the Green Berets for advice and operations in South Vietnam from 1961.

For me, it's a false analogy, and it misses the important issues in Libya. The discussion begins at the 44-minute mark.