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Kingdom, france and arab states agree that a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. that means all attacks against civilians must stop. gadhafi must stop his troops from advancing on benghazi, pull them back from ajdabiya, misrata and zawiyah and establish water, electricity and gas supplies to all area. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. let me be clear, these terms are not negotiable. these terms are not subject to negotiation. if gadhafi does not comply...

Military action. ten council members including the united states approved the measure. jamie rubin joins me now, the former u.s. assistant secretary of state, now the executive editor of "the bloomberg view." thanks for being with us. what do you make of this, this declaration of a no fly soechb by the united nations? does this declaration in and of itself put something into action? >> well, no. its legal authority. but it shows an active leadership on the part of the un security council and has...

International accountability for gadhafi and those around him. humanitarian assistance was positioned on libyas borders and those displaced by the violence received our help. ample warning was given that gadhafi needed to stop his campaign of repression or be held accountable. the arab league and the european union joined us in calling for an end to violence. once again, gadhafi chose to ignore the will of his people and the international community. instead, he launched a military campaign again...

Tune in to "your bottom line wrshl at saturday 9:30 eastern, "your monday" saturday at 1:00 and sunday at :00. well talk about your investments, nuke lash power and the government shutdown, whats going to face us in a few weeks. 22 minutes after the hour. time to check some of the top stories t. libyan government is calling for a cease near today after the united nations authorized a no-fly zone and the use of force to protect civilians. the rebels in some areas say they have seen no sign of a...

The problem some people have is getting involved in the enforcement of a no-fly zone could end up pulling the u.s. into a great deal of involvement in libya, quite possibly on the ground, too. >> thats why it cant just be the united states thats doing all the military action. european countries, the nato allies, whether jo dan t united arab emirates, qatar or saudi arabia, maybe even ij egypt, although they have their own problems. so it probably wont be egypt. there has to be an arab presence i...

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What to do about libya. we know hes going to talk about libya, the united nations imposed a no-fly zone over libya empowering member states to take whatever action they deem necessary in the words of the authorization, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country. were expecting the hear from the president about that. and were expecting the hear some discussion on the weights on either side of the argument about getting involved. we have wolf blitzer ...

Threaten any planes patrolling to implement the no-fly zone. so according to secretary gates statement, it would. thats where things could get complicated. lets say this cease-fire really is implemented in the next day or so? and well know that from our own intelligence means in the coming hours. would we then start launching air strikes? would nato countries begin to attack despite the cease-fire? this is again the complication of using these international legal instruments which gadhafi may ch...

Is going to pay for all of this? and thats going to be a subject for negotiation. right now, theres no clear -- these countries are not committed to sending the bill to the libyans, for example. libya is a major oil exporting country and some time down the road they might be able to reimburse the coalition being put together thats going to pay for all this operation. maybe some of the oil-rich arab countries, the saudis, uae, qatar, bahrain, maybe some of these countries will pay for this missio...

Women to use military force, particularly at a time when our military is fighting in afghanistan and winding down our activities in iraq. that decision is only made more difficult. but the united states of america will not stand idly by in the face of actions that undermine global peace and security. ive taken this decision with the confidence that action is necessary and that we will not be acting alone. our goal is focused. our cause is just, and our coalition is strong. thank you very much. ...