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  • Johanna Mendelson Forman, a humanitarian-affairs specialist with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said she understood the reluctance of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and other military leaders, including National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon to launch military action in Libya.

  • "Hillary Clinton would dismiss it as ridiculous," she said.

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