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Unilaterally authorize an attack in a situation that does not involve stopping actual or imminent threat to the nation. you heard jay carney answering there they do believe theres a threat to the u.s. because of the use of chemical weapons. that is going to be scrutinized around the world. whats also scrutinized is the fact carney in his briefing today suggested the president will not wait for a u.n. resolution authorizing force. you have democratic members of congress like barbara lee, the only...

A very powerful and feared unit within the military. so hes been on television, perhaps symbolizing of all of gadhafis sons hes preeminent now because he has the military reputation at the moment. but no, the family has pretty much gone to ground. nobody really has an idea where they are. the last that we heard when the u.n. resolution was passed and the bombing began was that the family was together. are they still together? we dont know. but you get the impression now that they are staying out...

Gadhafi as visible as he once was? >> reporter: no, the family has really dropped out of the spotlight. gadhafi has been on television once. his son was on television a couple of days ago. hes the commander of the 32nd brigade here. a very powerful and feared unit within the military. so hes been on television, perhaps symbolizing of all of gadhafis sons hes preeminent now because he has the military reputation at the moment. but no, the family has pretty much gone to ground. nobody really has a...

Without either more they nato attacks on gadhafis forces, it is hard to see how the opposition can defeat gadhafis army. earlier today in london, secretary of state clinton said that arming the opposition is legal under the u.n. resolution authorizing force in libya. and heres what president obama told nbcs brian williams this evening. >> im not ruling it out, but im also not ruling it in. were still making an assessment partly about what gadhafis forces are going to be doing. >> theres the ques...

Earlier today in london, secretary of state clinton said that arming the opposition is legal under the u.n. resolution authorizing force in libya. and heres what president obama told nbcs brian williams this evening. >> im not ruling it out, but im also not ruling it in. were still making an assessment partly about what gadhafis forces are going to be doing. >> theres the question, though, who we would be arming. the president acknowledging there might be opposition elements that might be unfrie...

>> no, the family has really dropped out of the spotlight. gadhafi has been on television once. his son was on television a couple of days ago. hes the commander of the 32nd brigade here. a very powerful and feared unit within the military. so hes been on television, perhaps symbolizing of all of gadhafis sons hes preemment now because he has the military reputation at the moment. but nobody really has an idea where they are. the last that we heard when the u.n. resolution was passed and the bom...

Fighting, putting his army back in the fight and back in the path very probably now of coalition warplanes and bombing missions. this is his response, anderson. >> in tripoli, nic, do you know where gadhafi is, is saif gadhafi as visible as he once was? >> no, the family has really dropped out of the spotlight. gadhafi has been on television once. his son was on television a couple of days ago. hes the commander of the 32nd brigade here. a very powerful and feared unit within the military. so he...

Line with the mandate to protect civilians or a broader mission that is the end of gadhafi. president obama appeared to say its both. >> our military action is in support of an international mandate from the security council that specifically focuses on the humanitarian threat posed by colonel gadhafi to his people. >> i also have stated that it is u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> well, if you want to talk about mixed signals, theres also the arab league which supported the u.n. resoluti...

Focuses on the humanitarian threat posed by colonel gadhafi to his people. >> i also have stated that it is u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> well, if you want to talk about mixed signals, theres also the arab league which supported the u.n. resolution authorizing force. over the weekend it did a 180. his member countries wanted to see civilians protection not shelling more civilians. today he said the arab league had no conflict with the resolution. joining us now is jill dougherty, in p...

>> our military action is in support of an international mandate from the security council that specifically focuses on the humanitarian threat posed by colonel gadhafi to his people. >> i also have stated that it is u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> well, if you want to talk about mixed signals, theres also the arab league which supported the u.n. resolution authorizing force. over the weekend it did a 180. his member countries wanted to see civilians protection not shelling more civilia...