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And loose with the truth. that sort of thing. as far as, you know, chinas role, china continues to work these issues. we -- the reason for this dialogue that we had today was to have an open and frank dialogue about what more can be done in areas of common interest. and i would point out to you that chinas end state on the korean peninsula in terms of nuclear weapons is the same as ours. and we continue to work towards that end state. on south china sea, this is a dialogue where we identify area...

Syria. no clear end state for iraq. >> my next question would be, always seems like president obama puts out less than what the military is recommending or other members of congress. >> we learned that the white house did have consultation with congressional leaders on this move, but is 50 enough? >> you have the answer in your statement. >> 50 special force ks make a true difference for those organizations on the ground fighting. it takes it away from them that they are controlling.

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United states decided to act to prevent that, now -- and it was supported by the u.n. in terms of the u.n. security council resolution, by nato acting much quicker than i thought they would ever act. the vital interests of the united states has been said are not necessarily at risk here. the interests of the united states are at risk in the broader sense of whats going on in the region. europeans have more of a vital interest in this than we do. to have major institutions come together so quickl...

Line of fire. >> absolutely. >> to say there will be this no-fly zone to protect civilians, doesnt that necessarily mean also to take moammar gadhafi out? >> this is what many in london are arguing. . maen be able to say it publicly just yet but its certainly the ambition. two caveats. first of all, regime change may not no better fors ive yans. where institutions are missing, civil society is hollowed out can be incredibly messy. secondly, what is the means by which we expect gadhafi to go? is ...

>> if getting colonel gadhafi out of libya is an objective, how are we going to accomplish that? how are we going to bring this to closure? i dont see how this ends. >> i dont know how this ends. im more depressed than i thought i would be. if something doesnt become clearer and more decisive, it will be very difficult to get authorization to approve the plan as it is. >> is the mission in libya clear to you? >> the mission is -- is clear. i think we are in the process of developing those key el...