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There are far greater national security interests going on particularly when you look throughout the region. libya is just not -- which is why i think youre seeing this appearance of a completely inconsistent policy. president obama himself in announcing that we were going to be doing military strikes was very -- at the same time he says were going to war says, its not going to be long, only a few days, not weeks. you know, you definitely get this sort of push/pull type of feeling, which i think...

It is quite fragmented and not historically a unified country. so one possible outcome is that it breaks in two. >> thank you so much for giving us your thoughts on libya. well continue to watch whats happening in libya, and at the top of the hour were expecting an update on operation odyssey dawn live from the pentagon. well have that for you in our continuing coverage right here on msnbc. brendan and john were beach volleyball players who turned their passion into a year-round activity. th...

President has in projecting american values is that he first of all believes in a multilateral policy. on that score, he has really accomplished that. this was pretty remarkable bringing this whole coalition together and getting the arab league. but the problem of american interest is not resolved. our interest, as has been said, lies in bahrain and saudi arabia, and there is the conflict that i think were about to face. bahrain, its already in the streets. saudi arabia repressed and paid off by...

Would he have heard reports that they were backing away from the criticism youve heard earlier. there was a suggestion that they do support the air strikes but are just concerned about the civilian casualties and trying to get the information about the extent of that. the allied forces have been saying that of course there could be collateral damage, but at this point there are no confirmed reports of significant civilian casualties happening on the ground as of yet. but that is the key thing we...

Right on the head there, its a major discussion point today as we watch the air rat league and their response and discuss their continued support for u.n. resolution 1973 or not. thank you for hitting all the points there . and we were looking at a picture of president obama getting an update right before he went to that speech in brazil that we were broadcasting here for you on msnbc about an hour ago watch getting his upupdates on what was happening in libya and qatar now has aircraft involved...

Situation. >> you are very knowledgeable of this region based on your experience here. why does the arab league want gadhafi out? >> gadhafi is an erratic individual, he is heavily criticized a numb other er of l and made no friends. its not surprising he has a hard time gaining support. so i dont think that hes going to be able to turn the corner with the arab league. >> lets say that the united states and brb gets whpresident what he wants and gadhafi steps down. what will be the power vacuum ...

Before we go, a quick programming note. stay with nbc and msnbc throughout the day for continuing coverage of the conflict in libya. our rebroadcast we should point out on msnbc airs at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern today. that is all for today. well be back next week. if its sunday, its "meet the if its sunday, its "meet the press." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com heres what we know right now on msnbc. piercing the night sky where

Its about 9:30 p.m. anti-aircraft fire has been heard. libyas armed forces observing a cease-fire. and the just is saying a no fly zone is in place. the strikes expected to continue. the military force not stopping pro gadhafi forces. regime troops attacked misrata by tank earlier take. and then also today, the arab league criticizing the strikes saying it wanted only the no fly sew and not the intense bombing on the ground. the lead secretary general says he will call a meeting to reconsider ar...

Richard haas, let me pick up with you. the issue that was on the table is, what if now the opposition feels emboldened and theyre now on the move and civil war starts again? what position does that put us in? >> thats exactly whats going to happen. we dont know what the political agenda of these people are. the tribal makeup of libya is so complex. i hope the people making the decisions in the administration have a real feel for what is going on and what are going to be the political agendas of ...

Circumstances. >> well, were living firmly in 90%. yet leadership tests how hell be defined are very much by these tests. >> to follow up on what helene said a little bit, both secretary gates at the pentagon and admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs, gave president obama an escape hatch when it came to libya. when just two weeks ago secretary gates warned that to launch any kind of air strikes, impose a no-fly zone, had unintended consequences of a second and third order, david. we ...