Gadhafi Stop News Today

>> shep: you dont think that was a happenstance? >> no, i think it was a lucky bit of foreign policy and you know what? youll take luck wherever you can get it. she actually laid down the law. she said look, you guys have got to stop fighting with one another. i dont have got to get your act together. they have some things going in their favor. the islamists, the really extreme muslim fanatics are also very tense among each other. so the tnc has an opportunity to reach out and say, we speak for ...

Its leaders asked the united states and the west for help. with hillary clinton delivering the message the administrationism posed economic sanctions, closed the u.s. embassy in libya, ordered the libyan embassy in washington to shut down. for the most part the president left it to clinton to do the tough talking. >> gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to govern and it is time for him to go without further violence or delay. >> reporter: behind the scenes as mr. obamas military advisers urged cautio...

Lets bring in someone with great foreign policy, james trout and will canes joins us as well. james, you heard ambassador woollsy says get in there. do you agree or disagree? >> the terms are very clear. the resolution requires not only that gadhafi stop engaging in war but also that he with draw from the areas that hes currently in. so if he stands still, if he doesnt withdraw, that, in effect, counts as an act of war under the terms of the resolution. so not only can the planes enforce a no-fl...