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43% oppose.si70% support the no libya, 54% support the united states and other countries using planes and missiles to attack gadhafis troops. 43% oppose. 70% oppose using any ground troops to attack gadhafis troops. and 77% say gadhafis removal from powors. but questis continue to fly about what the u.s. goal is and whether the president has authority to commit u.s. troops to this mission. patrick buchanan is as member nbc analyst and jenny back is a political analyst. the people cannot decide. ...

Its not because barack obama himself is somehow a weird dude. >> the united states is divided on this. >> the country is divided. >> its not clear.ç >> heres one of the richest lines in a long time. heres newt gingrich saying the administration has been opportunistic. newt gingrich. it is impossible to make sense of the standard for intervention in libya except opportunism. and news media publicity. mugabe has killed more people, the sudanese dictatorship has killed more people. there are a lo...

That we see in the offing, but many of the al qaeda activists in afghanistan and later in iraq came from libya and came from eastern libya, which is now the so-called free area of libya. >> secretary clinton is thinking about everything here not just who is the "good guys" or bad guys. there probably isnt{ a clear definition of that, but shes worried about even if the rebels take over. how do you make out what she just said there is it? >> there are both compelling humanitarian and strategic rat...

She was assistant secretary for african affairs under clinton. she was very despondent and guilt-ridden, upset we didnt stop the genocide in rwanda. is this a myth or is this the >> president clinton himself said he regretted not having gone into rwanda. i served in the clinton white house. there were a lot of people who felt that we should have done that. i think thats definitely informing us and theres a strong sense of -- >> do we have a complete policy now? here he is, by the way -- go ahead...

Have common interests. the line between good and evil is blurred. americas history is apology. and without a compass to guide him in our increasingly turbulent world hes tentative, indecisive. timid and heres a nasty word, nuanced. is he just -- just have his automatic pez dispenser of these things that are simply another chance to kiss the far right butt? this thing about american exceptionalism. our going into libya is an example of thinking we do have moral superiority, we have to take these ...

>> extremely lucky. >> is that good? >> very good. >> bulls- >> great to have you on. well have you back, im sure. coming up, was president obama right to go into libya? whats the mission and end game and should it have gotten congressional approval? were not using fine points, but can one president make these kinds of decisions without even asking anybody at all in the congress? youre watching "hardball" only on msnbc.ç

Mitt romney has observed just recently michigan senator, a republican, who famously said politics stops at the waters edge. well, somehow most of the prospective { republican presidential candidates this year havent been consistent on this rule, and certainly not on libya. joan walsh is editor at large for salon.com, and howard fineman an msnbc analyst. howard, i want to you start this. take a look at romney here. heres romney on the hugh hewitt show on monday, quote -- he said hes in favor of m...

Is he just -- just have his automatic pez dispenser of these things that are simply another chance to kiss the far right butt? this thing about american exceptionalism. our going into libya is an example of thinking we do have moral superiority, we have to take these actions. >> actually, it is an example of our exceptionalism. woodrow wilson, we used to say george bush was woodrow wilson on steroids. this is the same thing, if not more so. >> why does romney say things like this? >> because it ...

Our rockets killed gadhafi. >> extremely lucky. >> is that good? >> very good. >> bulls eye. better that we win this fight. >> always better that we win the fight. >> great to have you on. coming up, was president obama right to go into libya. whats the mission and end game encongressional approval? can one president make these kinds of decisions without even asking anybody at all in the congress? youre watching "hardball" only on msnbc. hey. what are you doing up? i thought id take a drive be...

This is an interesting cnn poll. 50% of the country approves of the presidents handling of the situation, 40% disapprove. 70% support the no fly zone for libya, 54% support the united states and other countries using planes and missiles to attack gadhafis troops. 43% oppose. thats pretty close. 70% oppose using any ground troops to attack gadhafis troops. and 77% say gadhafis removal for the u.s. but questions continue to fly about what the u.s. goal is and whether the president has authority to...