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International community will impose military consequences. the president talking about how the united states will lead but will be part of a coalition and also later speaking about other countries leading. secretary of state hillary clinton will be going to paris for talks on saturday, and the president making clear that we will not, we will not put ground troops in libya. k. t. mcmarch land rejoins me now a fox news national security analyst. he answered two of the questions raised by dr. kissi...

Topple him who is going to help run the new government. there is no government in waiting in libya. megyn: how can it not be regime change given the statements out of the white house about how qaddafi must go. >> what happens if qaddafi does a saddam? what happens if then he restreets and he starts having an underground movement and he comes back with an insurgency. these are all questions that may have answers. we dont know what they are. the great danger we have whether it was in vietnam, afgh...

Order. megyn: he should have done something more earlier, but now -- >> i just think its the mixed messages, and he shouldnt have had that radio address on equal pay. megyn: he was off topic. >> part of the thing is no matter what the man does hes going to get criticism. i have questions about the military action and the fly zone? libya. im someone who is skeptical of that. i really appreciate the fact that this is a president who took his time to evaluated the situation, built an international ...

Qaddafi regime accountable. yesterday in response to a call for action by the libyan people and the arab league the u.n. security council passed a strong resolution that demands an end to the violence against citizens. it authorizes the use of force with an explicit commitment to pursue all necessary measures to stop the killing, to include the enforcement of a no-fly zone over libya. it also strengthens our sanctions and the enforcement of an arms embargo against the qaddafi regime. now once mo...

Capabilities, they dont have the airy fueling capabilities to the extent that the united states has, they dont have the logistical capabilities. whether or not president obama wants to be the united states is going to be a major player in this. talking about those refueling capabilities again, libya is a huge country. it has the same square footage of alaska. megyn: my apologies. the president is at the microphone. lets take a listen. >> over the last several weeks the world has watched events u...

Afghanistan and winding down our activities in iraq. that decision is only made more difficult. but the united states of america will not stand idly by in the face of actions that undermine global peace and security. so ive taken this decision with the confidence that action is necessary, and that we will be not be acting alone. our goal is focused, our cause is just, and our coalition is strong. thank you very much. megyn: the president of the united states confirming the role that is expected ...

Right. megyn: hes ticked off republicans and ticked off democrats. as an openly liberal guy, do you feel the way about us going into libya as you do about the fact that were in iraq and afghanistan and other places? >> yes. even robert gates, who is not exactly a liberal, that you just cant throw up a no-fly zone without consequences. bill clinton said we should do it. im pretty much anti-war, but the idea that we would inject into the conflict, the u.n. voted to have a no-fly zone. let it be an...

United states military role pursuant to this u.n. resolution that was passed by the security council last night. in the meantime as we await that within the two minutes now we guy to doug mcelway who is live at the pentagon. >> reporter: theyve canceled their daily briefing at the pentagon not wanting to get out ahead of the white house and whatever the president has to say about libya and the prospects of a no-fly zone and when it will be erected, so to speak and what form it will take. having ...

>> you cant have your cake and eat it too. do we need another afghanistan, iraq iran no we dont. i lived in saigon, vietnam during that war. i saw firsthand the cost of carr. obama earns an a, plus, plus by taking his time. megyn: does the left give him an a, plus, plus for going into libya. >> i dont care whether they give him an a, plus, plus he took his time in making this final decision. >> i dont think this will be a partisan issue. it remains to be seen. megyn: people are all over the boar...