various kinds of presence we had, he nonetheless kept this from a deeper, broader ownership of the outcome. i think to build on the theme of tonight's show, he had a tipping point strategy to help tilt the odds towards the rebels, given what they were facing, but this thing could have still gone very badly, i think if you listen to president obama's remarks tonight, he ended them exactly with where we were talking before, this had to remain a libyan story, their control, and we had to be supportive but on the periphery of things. i think that's the right tone. >> i'm cognizant this is not over, we had a live report the rebels claim they hold 90% of the city should be viewed with skepticism, there are a lot of pro-gadhafi forces still left and fighting inside tripoli. if this does continue to tip, if this does not turn into a long, protracted battle in tripoli, what do you expect next from