advise rebel forces and help with humanitarian aid. there's a good chance the british soldiers will be targeted by moammar gadhafi's forces. somalia, 1993, u.n. forces went in to feed the hungry, but got drawn into a fight between war lords. it ended with black hawk down, 18 americans killed in the streets. >> that smacks maybe of somalia in many people's eyes, is this what we're looking at in libya? >> very different tribal situation. the somalis were well equipped with small arms and the like. the tensions aren't quite the same. the loyalists with gadhafi, are getting to be brutal at this point. that's not totally out of the question, but i don't think we're quite there yet. >> mcginnis says that doesn't mean it can't get to that point and quickly. if western boots are on the ground and gadhafi turns this into a battle, it can degenerate