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Misheard what occurred in the water. they may have heard something quite well, very much the same sort of frequency, but there are a lot of noises down there, arent there? >> there is. and again, ive been saying from the very beginning that we -- i think weve missed another opportunity to really have a good foreign relation type of atmosphere here. we have so many assets planes, refueling planes, several that we can put out there and ships that we can have out there helping in the search. we jus...

Hopefully they are in play. the smaller rovs, the remote sub, we have to get closer before we put them in the water to know what to look for. >> heres a question for you. 1500 miles from perth. all the way out to the area where the debris is, can refueling planes help keep search planes on target longer? they are going to have to refuel if they can. >> im not sure they really can. thats basically a 737 platform. >> i think they can. the p 3s, i dont think they can. >> that would help and brings ...

Allies would not get in the fight in the south. they couldnt do this. they couldnt do that. germany couldnt do this. now we are engaged in whatever you are going to call it, i can nettic military action. with caveats. >> well no, question. remember, were working under the rubrick of the u.n. resolution calling for humanitarian aid and to take out some of the air defenses to serve a no-fly zone. that is the mandate. the rest is done independently in terms of our desire to see the gaddafi regime o...

U.s. complained when nato allies would not get in the fight in the south. they couldnt do this. they couldnt do that. germany couldnt do this. now we are engaged in whatever you are going to call it, i can nettic military action. with caveats. >> well no, question. remember, were working under the rubrick of the u.n. resolution calling for humanitarian aid and to take out some of the air defenses to serve a no-fly zone. that is the mandate. the rest is done independently in terms of our desire t...

Are trying to hold off gadhafi forces and on tuesday the nato commander that protecting civilians mandate extends all the way into tripoli itself. >> i think that any gadhafi forces that are demonstrating hostile intent against the libyan population are legitimate targets. >> reporter: so far the assault has cost the pentagon well over half a billion dollars, but most of that money came from cruise missiles and other munitions. the strategy has shifted and now the u.s. forces are focused on refu...

Asked american defense secretary chuck hagel for refueling planes and they dont need that because the p8 cannot be refueled in mid-air. that was this morning. >> its my understanding this operation, as important as it is, is getting mighty expensive. >> the search has cost the pentagon $2.5 million so far. those surveillance planes would have been flying anyway, according to this commander with the seventh fleet. >> you have a continuous 24-hour operation across 48 million square miles of sevent...

But they had such hopes. they were so re-energized by the fact that the u.n. resolution ha passed. they began to truly believe that the struggle for freedom and democracy was at least not going to come to an end, at least they were going to be given the upper hand or playing field. people are asking the question wanting know what the international community is waiting for. what they want to see over the skies are foreign fighter jets bombing gadhafis positions. >> arwa damon has been reporting f...

Forces have moved to the east, you hear the united states saying well be a practical, well use awacks planes, refueling planes, use air traffic control, fly some intelligence drones over here but let the brits, let the french, let the qataris, let the emirates do their work. can you foresee that happening? >> i can foresee it happening. but would it be the best option to have here? i think the command and control of an operation like this is crucial. and i would want to hear who is going to comm...