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Before the united states and europe got involved. gadhafi was i think on the verge of re-establishing something of consolidating his authority. again, even if you disagree with me, where was the aftermath? its not enough for the united states to and europe to say gadhafi is evil. he has to get out. where was the follow-up? >> i think setting aside the morality and ethics, its actually absolutely unrealistic. it is not a foreign policy realism to yearn for the old authoritarian regimes. the world...

Obama didnt want to acknowledge how serious the terrorist threat was in libya, a place where he had exercised his famous leadership from behind, and saw the state that replaced gadhafi basically collapse around him. i think theres a lot congress needs to move into here. >> i want to get your take on this. the supreme courts blow this week to president obamas recessed appointment power. as you recall, president bush made your nomination official by recess appointment. whats the difference here, a...

And have a full understanding. because right now, eastern libya is a huge mess. ever since we went in there, we havent paid much attention since gadhafis fall. weve been following benghazi, but havent been following the chaos that is libya. theres a lot of work that potentially has been done during this period of time since the attacks and now iic picking up khattala. >> i get it, as a former gang prosecutor, we put up a gang board and you want to know who all the associates are, who are they ta...

And have a full understanding. because right now, eastern libya is a huge mess. ever since we went in there, we havent paid much attention since gadhafis fall. weve been following benghazi, but havent been following the chaos that is libya. theres a lot of work that potentially has been done during this period of time since the attacks and now iic picking up khattala. >> i get it, as a former gang prosecutor, we put up a gang board and you want to know who all the associates are, who are they ta...

They havent had it before despite the authoritarian government and the arab spring this administration put into effect. which really, whether by intention or neglect brought chaos to the entire region. and get rid of mubarak, get rid of gadhafi dont have a clear policy in syria. when libya went down, it went down without a vote of the congress. bad mistake and we saw weapons going all through the region that gadhafi had had. if you combine those two right now you have a situation were facing in ...

Lets get some more information here from lieutenant colonel rick francona, former military officer to the u.s. consulate in baghdad. good to have you with us this morning. military and fbi working together. the first question, lets just deal with the obvious. who is this man? when we sao khatallah, what do we know? >> hes a libyan national and grew up in the benghazi area and radicalized at a young age, spent ten years in this infamous abu salim prison, ten years, a long time to spent in this ga...

Lifted off the embassy in sigh gone, there are amphibious machines ready to go from an increasingly chaotic libya. some of the missiles may have left the arsenals of gadhafi and found their way into the isis. theyre sending into the persian gulf this magnificent vessel but its not clear what it is good for. when the president issued that statement about the person personnel going into iraq, he said they are there to protect civilians. he did not say, and clearly they are not there to do somethin...

Years. >> libya was one of those countries people never imagined it would see the revolution spread to. because gadhafi was so in control. but im a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the worlds most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., an...

>> eventually, they lay gadhafi on the ground. blood pouring from his head. later photos are released of the former dictator, dead. >> theres no clear answer to exactly who pulled the trigger, but its obvious it was because people -- they wanted it over. they wanted it finished. >> shelton transfers the footage to her laptop and drives three hours to the nearest internet connection, where she uploads the footage to her editors. soon after, the rest of the world is watching. and reacting. >> the ...

Operate, but they still pose a risk to our people, our businesses and our interests. barack and i share the same concern for these threats where terrorist networks seek a foothold. our approach must be tough, patient, intelligent and based on strong international partnership partnerships. so when it comes to syria, now the number one destination for jihadists anywhere in the world, we have agreed to intensify our efforts to stop foreign fights traveling to and from syria. and we will introduce n...