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World must agree, we cannot act unilaterally. that's what we've got right here in this case. there was a 10-0 vote by the united nations security council, the arab league was in, our european allies led the charge, and it was nearly the mirror so many of president obama's traits that drive me crazy on domestic policy actually become very helpful in foreign policy which things like this are on the line. why? look, in my opinion, he's hesitant to act and always seeks consensus. on domestic issues this is a huge liability, because the republicans will never give him that consensus that he despera...

And finally action i think, look at the end of the day, if we wanted to go in there, you've got to make it come out right. we should never commit american military power unless we win our objectives in the end. the no-fly zone is a political gesture of no value. if we're going to use airpower, we've got to use it to bust up gadhafi's military center of gravity, which is his armor. right now they're murdering hundreds of civilians, and we're not fulfilling the u.n. mandate if we let that happen. >> i just want to clarify, the french of course are on board, the turks are not. they of course have...

Be terrific, but this is a middle-case scenario, where we provide air cover, there's more of a fair fight and gadhafi wins anyway. yes, that's also possible when you don't bring in ground troops. here's what i say to that, s cest la vie. we hope our best efforts are enough for the rebels to win. yes, that is splitting the baby, but for good reasons. the alternatives are far worse. i think that's the obama doctrine, achieve consensus, do the best you can and leave it be. in this case i think that's as good as we can hope for. i'm on çboard. like i said, i'm sure the white house is relieved. l...