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>> thats correct. thats right. i think the american people keep saying why cant you defeat isis? were not fighting isis. were fighting an idea that was originated with al qaeda, the time frame to fight this is a generation or two. typically this kind of operation takes 15, 20, 25 years, don. >> does that mean putting boots on the ground? americans are deeply divided. if you look at this, 50/50, 49/49 on whether ground troops should be deployed. >> ground presence is necessary, clearly. whats hap...

Of the eastern cities? that question wont be answered until much later today or tomorrow. >> you think even that soon? >> excuse me? >> you think that this question might be answered wind the next 12 hours or so? >> weve certainly already seen initial fringe attacks on ground forces. some of those attacks were symbolic. clearly the french were interested in leading this operation from the front. i think the coalition powers will be aware, the longer they leave it, the more colonel gadhafis armor...

If civilians are attacked sentiment would change among the public. i dont think theres any doubt gadhafi will create the effort to create the perception the coalition powers are killing civilians. it will be interesting to see the arab reaction in the coming days. egyptian officials say they will not take part in implementation of the no-fly zone. theyre helping with the humanitarian effort, libya shares a border, civilians come to look for refuge. other than that egypt says they are not taking ...

But does that mean moammar gadhafi gets to stay? >> it says protect civilians under the threat of attack. if that threat is deemed to come from colonel gadhafi himself, you may see this mission expand to focus on gadhafi rather than focus on the military aspects to the east. >> but right now they dont have the legal -- the coalition, they dont have the legal objective and legal right to do that. >> well, it says under threat of attack. its an incredibly elastic resolution. im not a lawyer but i ...