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Has opened for the first time in almost two months only to close again just a few seconds later. to prevent extreme losses, trading is held automatically. that threshold was breached almost immediately after wednesdays opening bell. well, despite the close coordination of coalition forces over libya, there are major questions about who should ultimately be in charge of the operation. the political battle brewing behind the libyan air war. matthew? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of unity among the al...

Operation is to be neutral. its to end the loss of civilian lives if, indeed, the coalition does support these rebel forces in that manner. so providing them with weapons. backing them militarily. theres going to be a lot of questions in the international community what the true intention of this operation is. >> cnns reza sayah. adding to that the u.s. commander in the region says the allied strikes have undermined the strength of libyas air force. but a lot of people are asking what happens ...

Where the battle will go next? >> reporter: well, i think all indications from what were hearing from rebel forces is theyre the not done. they want to turn the tables and move west towards tripoli. at this point, it doesnt like they have that capacity. they tried to move on to the pro-gadhafi stronghold. theyve been repelled back a number of times. but theres no indication that they want to give up. our arwa damon last night spoke to a military leader for the rebel forces, and he openly is aski...

With spending and debt such big issues right now been lets find out how much the libyan issue is costing the united states. >> and im not great in math, carol, but it doesnt take a genius to know this operation is costing a lot of money. weve talked a lot about federal spending. the libya operation is no exception when it comes to costliness. few look at the cost of one f-15 fighter jet, its about $10,000 an hour to keep it flying. you know, because youve got fuel, maintenance, all the things th...

>> weve already spent over $100 million in this libya operation with the missiles weve sent. we have spent $100 million at the same time we have to cut schools, infrastructure, we have to cut r & d, the very thing the chinese are doubling down on to beat us this century economically. $2 billion a week in afghanistan. we dont have the troops and we dont have the money. >> well, i still think theyre being unclear about the intent of libya. while we go to japan, keep in mind, im sure the concept ...

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America here -- to go over to the middle east, we dont like their weaponry, their use of chemicals, fine. what is our international right to go into a country like that and start bombing the hell out of them? were going to be killing people, not the assad family. >> presumably what would happen here the arab league in which syria is a member, and the arab league seat is held by opposition, would pass a resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons and citing the evidence the u.s. prepared an...

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>> its sort of the libyan model. >> we would be deputized by the arab league to do the action. >> and perhaps by a broader coalition. if the russians block u.n. action, the kind of mandate the obama administration would want will be impossible. >> but theyre sort of the legal framework which the administration, susan rice, worked through in terms of the libya operation. but then theres also the question of whether any of this stuff that david listed -- >> lets go to the american situation. as i ...

>> president obama orders the pentagon to provide air support. one anonymous obama staffer describes the strategy as leading from behind, a characterization the obama administration officially rejected. >> with the libya operation represented was burdensome. >> the united states participated significantly but grand greater responsibility to france, great britain, italy, countries that have greater stake in the outcome. >> bret: april 28th, khadafy stills hold tripoli but rebels hold benghazi. ch...