military. that's where his power base comes from. when that's gone, it's going to affect him, it will also affect his inner circle and they don't force them out, then the rebels can march on tripoli unimpeded and the forces do not impact anymore on the rebels. >> kelly: general, i know you don't have a crystal ball, you're a general and commanded the troops in battle. tell me how this plays out in your opinion. what do you forsee? >> well, i think there's probably some negotiating going on in terms of what to do with gaddafi outside of libya and i'm hoping that that option will be on the table. if not, it will take some more time, but we'll destroy the rest of gaddafi's forces, at least render them ineffective and the rebels will have to march to tripoli and that will force his removal. >> kelly: all right. general, former vice chief of staff of the u.s. army and a fox news analyst, thank you for joining us, sir, have a