We’ll see if it actually happens. The Libyan despot has been on his way out for months, but never quite makes it. Still, if this turns out to be true, our military involvement in the country should end.
NBC: Gadhafi making plans for leaving Libya
Leader, family could be granted exile in Tunisia, US intelligence reports say
NBC News and news servicesupdated 8/18/2011 7:57:14 PM ET 2011-08-18T23:57:14Moammar Gadhafi is making preparations for a departure from Libya with his family for possible exile in Tunisia, U.S. officials have told NBC News, citing intelligence reports.
One official suggested it was possible that Gadhafi would leave within days, NBC News reported.
The information obtained by NBC News follows a series of optimistic statements this week from U.S. officials that Gadhafi would soon give up the five-month-old fight and and leave Libya.
This article contains reporting by NBC News correspondents Jim Miklaszewski and Richard Engel and The Associated Press.
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