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President he accepted the nobel peace prize. >> more and more we know how to prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by their own governor, or to stop a civil war whose violence can engulf and in tire region. i believe that force can be justified on humanitarian grnd aitas i t lks,rntr pc scarred by war. inaction tears at our conscious and can lead to more costly intervention later. thats why all responsible nations must embrace the role that militaries with a clear mandate can play to keep ...

Bipartisan members of congress. but that remained unenunciated. thats problematic for a lot of reasons. but partly because congress doesnt want to vote for all the reasons i just mentioned. if youre john boehner, youre happier not voting on that libya intervention. six months ago you can say whatever you want and no one throws that vote in your face. the fact of the matter, this is a creep of unilateral authority by the executive branch in sort of military operations, it is also on congress who ...

Director of intelligence james clapper gave his assessment of what was going to happen in libya between gadhafis forces and the rebels. watch. >> just think from a standpoint of attrition that over time, i mean, this kind of stalemate back and forth, i think longer term that the regime will prevail. >> over the longer term, the regime will prevail. over the longer term, gadhafi will win. again, that was before this international intervention. it was the opinion of the intelligence community that...

Vote in the senate will bind any senators from future political criticism? >> i definitely dont. i thinthat their opponents will be able to bring it up. but i think for the most part, theyre going to be free-lancing. the other thing that is fascinating about the dynamic, theres a consensus against this intervention. if you look at the polling data, the people that are most supportive of conservative republicans and the reason is generally they are pro-military intervention, nationalists, beevinm...

The violence and suffering can engulf an entire region. beevth c b stie ty rer heples th he encaedy r. ctn,tan ad to more costly intervention later. thats why all responsible nations must embrace the roll that militaries with a clear mandate can play to keep the peace. americas commitment to global security will never waiver, but in a world in which threats are more diffuse and meigs more complex, america cannot act alone. >> president obama speaking in 2009, america cannot act ooh loan. here he...

What was going to happen in libya between gadhafis forces and the rebels. watch. >> just think from a standpoint of attrition that over time, i mean, this kind of stalemate back and forth, i think longer term that the regime will prevail. >> over the longer term, the regime will prevail. over the longer term, gadhafi will win. again, that was before this international intervention. it was the opinion of the intelligence community that gadhafi over time was going to win. and then came internation...

Remain dangerous. moreover, even after gadhafi leaves power, 40 years of tyranny has left libya fractured, and without strong civil institutions. the transition to a legitimate government that is responsive to the libyan people will be a difficult task. and while the united states will do our part to help, it will be a task for the international community and more importantly a task for the libyan people themselves. >> so the united states wants gadhafi gone. the united states will not use milit...

Here he was tonight. >> we know that the united states is the worlds most powerful nation, will often be called upon to help. in such cases, we should not be afraid to act, but the burden of action should not be americas alone. >> 2009, america cannot act alone. 2011, the burden of action should not be americas alone. whether you are for or against american participation in an international intervention like this war in libya, it is the type of intervention that this president said at the outset...

Join us. the support of arab countries and a plea for help from the libyan people themselves. we also have the title stop gadhafis forces in their tracks without putting american troops on the ground. americas responsibility has a leader and more profoundly our responsibilities to fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a detrayal of who we are. some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries. the us of america is different. >> the united states...

Accomplish that mission or risk killing civilians from the air. the dangerous face by the men and women in uniform would be far greater. so would the costs and our share of what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in iraq. thanks t and the determination our diplomat, we are hopeful about iraqs future. regime change took eight years and thousands of american and iraqi lives and nearly $1 trillion. that is not something we can afford to repeat in libya. >> nor military-imposed regime c...