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Military involvement in this mission will be days, not weeks. first, is that true and second, is it realistic? >> when i talked earlier about getting in to a support role and expectations are that we will continue to support the mission particular whether i unique capabilities that we have, which would include intelligence, support, jamming capabilities and focus on the continued enforcement of the no-fly zone and the mission overall. but i dont have an exact date in mind and i havent been given...

From power? >> this particular military mission is very focused on ensuring that he cant kill his civilians and that we are able to support humanitarian efforts. and then specifically for us, we are currently in the lead to move to a support role over the next few days. and i dont know exactly when that is going to occur in terms of the coalition taking the leadership here positions of the operation. and were on track to do that. i think to know where this is going long term from my perspective ...

Will have a heavy role launching those missiles, but then pull back and play a support role. john, don. >> im really struck by this because from the start it seemed like the french government was in the lead. we heard french diplomats speaking very, very vocally at the united nations. turns out it was the united states that wrote the text of the resolution that the security council passed. we saw the french attack first. >> to add to that question, im glad you asked theres been reporting and thi...

We are waiting on secretary of state clinton who is meeting with the other allios this in paris this morning. she is about to make comment to the press and we will hear more specifics about the u.s. role. the president said they would not put ground troop in libya, but it is expected that the united states will take a support role for the other nations that create and maintain the no fly zone . we are reporting that french planes are in the sky over libya and report that is italian planes are ov...

On that rebel strong hold of benghazi in clear violation, u.s. officials say, of that cease-fire. eyewitnesses point those troops, government forces now just 30 miles away from the last rebel strong hold. shepard? >> shepard: get back breaking news steve harrigan live in tripoli early this saturday morning. well, president obama met with members of conscious today to brief them on the u.s. role in that operation in libya. and he stressed it will be a support role. the u.s. will not send in groun...

And hes got his sons and his family around him, all of whom know that theyre likely to share his fate if it is ended by force. so two weeks ago, he offered to leave. it was the rebels who rejected his terms. at this point, hes in a much stronger position, vis-a-vis the rebels and obviously hes going to push that as much as he can and hes going to play for time. but i still think, assuming the right diplomacy is happening, we have a very good chance of getting a negotiated departure as long as we...

Russian and chinese buy-in or at least abstention at the u.n. so this is really in some ways a success for u.s. diplomacy in that clinton and others slowly moved everyone toward accepting some kind of military stance. the question is that gadhafi was moving so fast against the rebels and the rebels were collapsing so quickly it became more urgent. >> exactly. it became very urgent. and now the discussion, is it just a no-fly zone? are we now talking about a no-drive zone as well? and another nam...

I sure do. right now we have nine ships so include the "uss blue ridge." the ships of the "uss essex" amphibious ready group. and the "ronald reagan." and the "curtis wilbur." tomorrow we also expect to send the musten, so that would make a total of ten ships. >> do you wait for direction from japan on what they do since they seem to be leading the charge on this? or do you take your instruction from the u.s.? >> well, in any type of mission like this, we always serve in a support role. and the ...

At todays news conference near president said that should change. each points out the americans are there in a support role and not as law enforcement officers as well. both presidents promised to do more to protect u.s. agents working in mexico. >> i assure you that we will be examining all our procedures and protocols in terms of how our agents travel throughout mexico and we will be working in close contact with mexican law enforcement, who im sure will have important advice in terms of how w...

Reducing demand for drugs in this country which has been one of mexicos complaints. president obama speaking to his goal of enacting comprehensive immigration reform, and then the two men got on the topic of whether we should be arming ice agents who are helping mexico with its drug war south of the border. its something we do not do, pursuant to a treaty that was enacted years ago. the mexican president, saying the law does not allow this, but because were there in a support role, he says, amer...