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From the de facto rebel capital of benghazi. as the rebels say they don't want this deal, we know they're in a desperate situation for food and supplies and keeping their effort together. >> reporter: i think you're specifically talking about the city that's been encircled by gadhafi troops. they've been having to bring -- protesters hit the streets in the middle of february and have demanded one thing all along. that's gadhafi and his sons step down from power. they won't accept anything else. they won't enter into any negotiations that include gadhafi staying in power. so it was suspect from...

Destroyed, the rebels are gaining mow men full, look, they're probably not perfect revolutionary characters, but they're sure as heck a lot better than gadhafi staying. we don't want him to have a weapons of mass destruction program like he had before. so i applaud the president tonight. >> do you agree with that assessment? >> i think a sign that the president's probably on the right path, is that his critics are criticizing him in the same interview for not going far enough and fast enough. it also has a lot of gray scenarios, and let us remember the coalition that got put together was put t...

Should have called more people in congress. but this is not a war powers operation. this is a limited military operation that presidential authority can have and take and should take to protect america's interests and he did it. see i was very satisfied with his speech tonight. again, consultation with congress in the days ahead is going to be very important. but he explained the objective. and he explained what he wants to do and, look, the air strikes have succeeded, air defenses of libya have been almost destroyed, the rebels are gaining mow men full, look, they're probably not perfect revo...

So i believe in a difficult situation, and probably looking back, piers, the president should have called more people in congress. but this is not a war powers operation. this is a limited military operation that presidential authority can have and take and should take to protect america's interests and he did it. see i was very satisfied with his speech tonight. again, consultation with congress in the days ahead is going to be very important. but he explained the objective. and he explained what he wants to do and, look, the air strikes have succeeded, air defenses of libya have been almost ...

Where gadhafi can stay in power and the equation of safety and civilian safety, you know, remain clear. >> so then, steven, what do you think is behind reports about members of gadhafi's regime reaching outs to mediators? do you think they're looking for a diplomatic solution? do you think they're looking for an end game for gadhafi that would happen, lead libya into exile somewhere? >> i think all of that could be on the table and i think it's very smart to try and keep a pathway out, to keep the door open to talking about different scenarios. i think smun of those scenarios can include gadha...