nick? the fact he disagrees with his own defense secretary robert gates who says there's no vital interest in getting involved with libya. >> well, i think doris is right. typically in the presidency, there's a narrative to decisions, an arc and story telling. he needs to give a little of that narrative. he's never really -- since the protests in egypt began and tunisia, he's never really spoken to the american people and filled in the blanks for us. in the last couple of weeks, we've seen his leadership tested. japan, egypt, and libya. and it is a week later. typically when presidents use force, they go on air within 48 hours. sometimes that night and explain it. it's a little bit later. he'll have to fill in some of those blanks a week later. he can do it, though. >> doris, your book talks about how president lincoln assembled a group of people who really could have been best described as rivals. in this case, the team of people who didn't agree with military intervention into libya, including the defense secretary