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People that are not gadhafi supporters, started a civil war in libya, following civil wars in tunisia and egypt. and the facts are that that civil war was proceeding and in many cases the rebels seemed to be winning except when they got to benghazi, or in tripoli. so at this point we then adopt a no-fly zone with the thought of knocking out gadhafis aircraft, then the ground zone situation, where we knocked out the tanks and trucks. having done all of that, the fact is the rebels, as you pointed...

So-called rebels, the other people that are not gadhafi supporters, started a civil war in libya, following civil wars in tunisia and egypt. and the facts are that that civil war was proceeding and in many cases the rebels seemed to be winning except when they got to benghazi, or in tripoli. so at this point we then adopt a no-fly zone with the thought of knocking out gadhafis aircraft, then the ground zone situation, where we knocked out the tanks and trucks. having done all of that, the fact i...

I would just start by say ing before our nation goes to war or has military action, there must be a plan, there must be objectives, the endgame, what we want to achieve. and then at least some means as to how thats going to occur. that has not happened as yet, and the president has said weve had success because gadhafi would have murdered many people in benghazi. but the fact is that there was fighting in benghazi because the so-called rebels, the other people that are not gadhafi supporters, st...

We wont be the ones enforcing the no-fly zone. it wont be our ships enforcing the arms embargo. you see that reluctance shot through his rhetoric. >> tom ricks, we began the discussion this morning, richard engel reporting on the rebel, theyre getting closer to tripoli. then what? thats the moment we leave? are we going to supply the rebels? i mean if gadhafi stays, can we really say mission accomplished? >> i think theyll say we can. all obama is saying is give war a chance. not all war. all we...

Countrys safe, as safe as its been, no more attacks. he needs to be tough. and so he has essentially adopted the tough line for a moment. but to use -- launder savannahs term, this is not just a "t" sandwich. there are sandwiches like this all over, and they realize that. i mean lets go right to it. this is obamas 9/11. not libya, but the whole thing. the uprising, the upheaval, the revolution. if he manages it well, keeps the country safe, and is tough and determined and focused, this is a big ...

Of resources that we have committed to this. we knew the presidents plan at the beginning was we would go in heavy at first because we had the capacity to do it in terms of suppressing the air defenses and so on. but then the idea was that, over time, the coalition would assume a larger and larger proportion of the burden. this was the conversation he had with foreign leaders when this whole thing was coming together, and so we see our commitment of resources actually beginning to -- >> how long...

Still the indispensable nation when it comes to many things in that part of the world. >> theres a paradox because it seems like the administration wanted it both ways, saying early on, we dont want to make this a u.s.-versus-libya dynamic, feed into that. the u.s. was among the last to call for gadhafis ouster. openly wringing its hands over the prospect of a no-fly zone for three weeks. then suddenly a couple of weeks ago, about a tuesday, we had a total turnaround, a change of heart once the ...