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With the forces which may emerge from the choice of the libyan people. its they, not us, who will decide this. were going to keep remembering this. we mustnt let the best be the enemy of the good in deciding our own action. just because we cant know everything or do everything, doesnt mean we shouldnt do what we can. >> if the need to protect civilians in libya is the driving force behind the u.n. resolution, why not in syria? why not in yemen? >> well, i think as secretary clinton said yesterda...

Edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow, on the program, a big day. james and sarah brady in a rare tv interview, almost 30 years to the day, shot with a bullet met for president reagan. well be talking about gun control. contessa brewer in for tamron hall on "news nation." >> andrea, in our next hour, president obama is getting ready to convince the nation bombing libya was necessary. while rebels make their way toward gadhafis hometown. well talk about what the president needs to say to...

Gadhafi in power would be really a defeat for the united states, for nato, for the u.n. he cannot be allowed to stay in power given his behavior, given the presidents own statement that he has really forfeited his legitimacy to serve as the leader of libya. so were in this, even though we have the patina at this point, its only a humanitarian mission. our mission -- its not mission accomplished just yet, but the president will say that we have succeeded in our ability to curb his -- ghas mlitary...

The al qaeda affiliate there, the al qaeda feeder organization, is most strong. we believe that the largest number of foreign fighters to enter iraq during the war there came from eastern libya. >> came from libya. >> yes. >> rather than from iran or some of these other places? >> exactly right. >> well, what do we do to prevent the opportunism that will permit an al qaeda foothold in libya? what support can be put together for the political structures that are not very well deeply rooted in lib...

>> right. >> what kind of government would exist at all in libya if gadhafi were forced out for one way or another. what do we know about the opposition? because as i understand it, there have been intelligence reports over recent years that al qaeda has strong fos, iseb rnar ntll now. >> right. if i were still in government, i would expect that was a question that was asked every time i was in the situation room, who are these folks. we need to build up a fairly granular understanding of exactl...

Sarkozy said in london tomorrow the international community will come together to support a new beginning for libya. a new beginning in which the people from libya are free from violence and owe pegs, free to choose their own future. with us the british ambassador to the united states. thanks for coming in. how do you carry out that hope, that aspiration, to see a libyan people free when we dont know, first of all, whats going to happen when this conflict reaches tripoli. second of all, what wou...

Other countries say wait a minute, the united states, france, great britain, nate oer -- nate oerks the u.n., they have shown if we resist strongly enough and if theres any force used against us, maybe the u.n. will come down and call for the intervention by the united states and others. so weve got real policy issues and presidential issues. >> and once the defense secretary says its not in our vital national interests to intervene in libya, how do we then say as youre pointing out that we shou...

Rid of gadhafi, although that is not the mission, that this opposition group is not strong enough to create a central government and you could have something analogous to what we saw after afghanistan. the blowback where even if we were to arm these rebels, we could see the same munitions used against us, al qaeda could move in. how could we prevent tha eventuality? >> i think libya has a number of long-standing interests in terms of europe and the rest of the world. theyll want to maintain thei...

Nationwide. security forces responded by opening fire on protesters in at least six locations. the government of syria is blaming armed gangs for the deaths of a dozen people. and in egypt, ousted president hosni mubarak is essentially under house arrest in his beach side retreat. the military council has banned mubarak and his family from leaving the country, despite earlier reports that he had fled to saudi arabia. in libya, nato has agreed to take over air strikes against libyan ground fo...

Nations most successful families. s.e. johnson iii charged in a schaubing case of sexual abuse involving a family member. plus bikini backlash. theres outrage over this bikini featuring a padded push-up triangle top made for girls as young as 7. does that send the wrong message? its todays gut check. supported by western air strikes, libyan rebels have made dramatic gains over the past few days. pro-gadhafi forces have now put up very little fight, melting away as the opposition advance. wit...