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>> gregg: president obama among the situation very closely in libya while moving ahead to his trip in latin america. he is right now in brazil. mike is in rio de janeiro. what is the latest from the president on libya today? >> reporter: gregg, he was giving a speech to the brazilian people earlier today. was talking about the beauty of democracy and in that speech is when he referred to the people of libya. take a listen. >> we see the people of libya take a courageous stand against a regime. a...

Into the price, it is really a short-term investment. this is not the type of investment that long term investors should be looking at. because as quickly as it comes up it can come down and you can get really hurt. >> how quickly do they go down as soon thats crisis subsides? >> as soon thats crisis subsides and look, last week, in japan, as soon as people realized what was going on, and, the potential that that market will have on the lack of demand, we saw oil prices fall several dollars, fro...

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Millions upon millions of dollars worth of military hardware from us and the fr aench and british for yes goods they are rich and they sit on a lot of oil and most dont work, and at least the leads leadership and dont have a clue. but your newspaper dubbed president obama, the nonleader of the free world. and, your column refers to the -- i got a kick out of this, the neutered states of america. but, look, what is wrong with avoiding unilateral action in favor of consensus in the end, the presid...

Multiple things at once and we saw him today, reaching out to brazilian children in a neighborhood, playing a little soccer with them and gave a speech to the brazilian people a little later talking about the beauty of democracy and how together the united states and brazil could work together, for a better life for many americans, and, many brazilians and so the united states president is here, talking to a key strategic ally in the western hemisphere, the 7th hankest economy, brazhank e -- lar...

>> heather: a "fox news alert," the defense secretary speaking out on the coalition assaulted in libya. robert gates saying that the presidents advisors unanimously supported his decision op the use of military force. robert gates saying, quote, any president who is contemplating the use of military force should demand a spirited, intense debate, among his advisors on all of the ramifications. but, he added, quote, whatever positions people took in that debate, and in that discussion, there was ...

Strangeness about this decision, including the fact that the president is not even in the country as we are going to war. an odd, odd situation. >> gregg: often the nature of war there are more questions than answers. well wait and see. michael goodwin, great to see you, thanks so much. and, just a reminder, you can read his column, in the sunday "new york post." check it out. >> heather: for the second night in a row allied strikes light the skies over libya. well tell you about a rebel-held ci...

Opening bell rings on wall street. lets bring in brenda, anchor of bulls and bears. last week we ended on a positive note. you were talking about the japan on the effect but now were adding libya. >> there are so many periods of unrest all over the world but right now, i think wall street is focused on libya. probably it would have ended up higher if we know what was going to happen because a lot of people were afraid to put their money in, not knowing what was going to be happening but it is ta...

Chris wallaces full interview with the u.s. secretary of energy, steven chu, right here on the fox news channel, coming up in 10 minutes. >> heather: the u.s. and its allies working to strip libya of its air defenses using a blend of missile strikes, stealth bombers and fighter jets. how the operation is being coordinated and what needs to be done, for it to be successful, straight ahead. saving for your dreams. [ woman ] when you want a bank that travels with you. with you when youre ready for ...

Into context, aaron miller joins us, author of "the much too promised land." thanks for being with us. in addition to military force, we are still enforcing various sanctions against libya. where do you see this thing going? will it force muammar qaddafi from power? >> if i knew the answer to that, i would probably be back in the government. the reality is, we are in one of those tricky situations, in which we are involved in a discretionary war. not of necessity but choice and might have been a...