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Of lawmakers are calling for more action by the u.s. even though they were saying that they were scaling back. take a listen. >> you think the u.s. should get more reengaged militarily? >> absolutely. >> as the rebels were suggesting today? >> absolutely. we have asset and capability that our nato allies and friends just dont have. i would love to see our assets back this the fight. >> thats where we start. panel, steve hayes for "weekly standard." juan williams columnist with the hill and syndi...

Nato, nato has control of them, nato can call them in on attack missions, dropping bombs, firing missiles when it chooses to over libya. the question is, of course, is how does this square with what defense secretary robert gates told congress. have a listen. >> as the chairman and i have indicated, our role has already begun to recede to the support roles that i indicated. we will not be taking an active part in strike activities. and we believe that our allies can sustain this for some period ...

Especially in terms of air strikes, nato must step up to take care of some of those offensive missions. he we asked our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, to take a closer look. >> reporter: after destroying much of moammar gadhafis air defenses, the u.s. brought in highly specialized aircraft. the ac-130 gunship. and the a-10 warthog. both fly low and slow, doing the crucial job of attacking pro-gadhafi troops and weapons with the precision needed to avoid hitting civilians. >> today we can...

I want to bring in from washington u.s. retired former commanding general of the u.s. intelligence system. general marks, thanks for coming on. question one, i said it two different times, rebels, momentum not just slowed but they are retreating. why arent the allies bombing gadhafis forces right now keeping them from driving the rebels back eastward to again bazzy? >> well, i have to assume that they still are engaging targets that gadhafi is presenting to them, so, frankly, if the reblgs and g...