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Were because it had been shot down, it didnt dit nature and explode but did create big enough force from crashing and limited explosion that it blew the window in where we were and blew us across the room and onto the floor. so, they can be shot down by anti-aircraft gunfire but its got to be a lucky, lucky shot. that was in daylight. it would be very unlikely, i would thij, for any gunners here who dont seem to be as well trained and sophisticated as those in baghdad to shoot one of these missi...

But does that mean moammar gadhafi gets to stay? >> it says protect civilians under the threat of attack. if that threat is deemed to come from colonel gadhafi himself, you may see this mission expand to focus on gadhafi rather than focus on the military aspects to the east. >> but right now they dont have the legal -- the coalition, they dont have the legal objective and legal right to do that. >> well, it says under threat of attack. its an incredibly elastic resolution. im not a lawyer but i ...

Forces. french planes destroyed military vehicles after libyan forces attacked the rebel strong hold of benghazi. french planes are still over libya enforcing the u.n.s no-fly zone. >> the u.n. imposed that no-fly zone with a resolution thursday, the goal protecting civilians from attacks by the military. the u.n. said it will not stand by any longer as gadhafi kills his own people. >> this has been building since protests erupted in libya in mid-february, encouraged by other uprising in the reg...

Regarding the wording. that term all necessary means to enforce the resolution. those were some of the stumbling block words regarding the last gulf war, which started with shock and awe in 2003. its been a role reversal here. the french were not in favor of that. you remember the dramatic moments in the security council with the french foreign minister duelling with colin powell, secretary of state. now france is in the lead with the u.s. there, not as prominently but certainly providing key wo...

Diplomatically it seems and now militarily. elise touched on the scope of this resolution, but what can we expect to see at least from a legal point of view from what the u.n. has approved? >> this is the document, i normally dont like to hold up props on the air, but it is amazing that this is the international law framework for what action is now possibly taking place in the skies over libya. and perhaps eventually on the ground. either going up or going down. for this resolution, it was a ver...

Right now designed for whats called regime change, in other words, getting rid of gadhafi. and thats -- the president minced no words on that. he said thats the u.s. policy. the united nations policy, the united nations resolution, stops way short of that. >> youre absolutely right. in case people missed it, part of the q & a, when he was asked about what ace happening here in libya, weve quickly turned around some of the sound in chile. listen, this is president obama. >> we have done all the w...

>> well, weve seen -- thats why this is really unique. because nobody has any love for moammar gadhafi, not even in the arab street. and so thats why the united states is hoping that the arab world really supports them getting rid of moammar gadhafi. we really havent had anybody in the arab world voicing concern for gadhafi, so thats why theyve been reaching out to these arab states. also if you take a look at the resolution, the arabs said they didnt want any foreign intervention. the resolutio...

Disable air systems. the president says the u.s. will act to support military action by a quote, broad coalition of countries. he says the u.s. will not be deploying ground troops to libya. the president says the us cuss not stand, quote, idley by has gaddafi tacks his own people. >> do you agree with casey mcfarland is that that its all or nothing now? >> its interpreting resolution 1973 if the mission is to stop gaddafi from taking benghazi its been done fu. bu if the mission is about a regime...

Will create a buffer between the east and the west and then its really unclear whats going to happen. how are they going to help the opposition get rid of gadhafi? were talking about possibly arming them. theres, you know, a lot -- this resolution is very interesting the way its written. its very legalistic. but if you read between the lines, were talking about possibly arming are the opposition, possibly training the opposition, using all these frozen funds of the libyan regime that the states ...

This is a broad international effort. the world will not sit idly by while more innocent civilians are killed. the united states will support our allies and partners as they move to enforce resolution 1973. we are standing with the people of libya, and we will not waver in our efforts to protect them. >> as you can imagine, colonel gadhafi sees things differently. hes vowing to defend libya and says he will open up weapons depots to his people. gadhafi called on other islamic nations to stand by...