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We would all agree that a partitioned libya is not what we're looking for. >> general marks, from a military standpoint, arming folks who, you know, have just been handed a weapon for the first time and giving them an rpg, is that -- is that practical? is that easy to use? >> the notion of the gang that couldn't shoot straight might be lived out. absolutely, there must be some degree of training associated with arming this force. however, some weapon systems clearly they can get a handle on and they can use immediately. it's the more lethal weapon systems that would require training and i don'...

In these revolutionary situations who you're dealing with initially. and so you take it step by step. you get to know some people, you do the vetting. and you're careful as to who you give the weapons to. but i think the bottom line is, no-fly zones do not get you regime change on the cheap. in the end of the day, and i think general mark also confirm this, somebody has to be on the ground doing the hard work of taking the territory. if it's not going to be u.s. troops, we're going to have to deal with the libyan people to empower them to fight and win their own freedom. >> general marks, what...

Measures he can use to do that. >> general marks, this is not really an organized opposition force. only said to be about a thousand fighters who have some level of military training. as we know, the libyan military that was station in the the east, in benghazi, was not the cream of the crop. is arming these folks the right thing to do? >> well, anderson, i think it must be done and in essence, we've already done it through the coalition and the application of close air support to beat gadhafi's forces down a little bit. and clearly more is needed. but i think more importantly, but there's no ...

End up. >> it certainly is part of the problem. you know, you never really know in these revolutionary situations who you're dealing with initially. and so you take it step by step. you get to know some people, you do the vetting. and you're careful as to who you give the weapons to. but i think the bottom line is, no-fly zones do not get you regime change on the cheap. in the end of the day, and i think general marks will confirm this, somebody has to be on the ground doing the hard work of taking the territory. if it's not going to be u.s. troops, and nobody really wants that, then we're goi...

Correspondent on the ground. you're getting a look at an f-15 strike eagle. it's a plane like the one that has gone down in egypt, apparently. as kiran said, the pilot is alive and has been rescued by rebels. we're still trying to get more details on this right now. we're joined by james "spider" marks, a former commanding general of the u.s. army intelligence center. general marks, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> this is exactly what some said would happen. you have to expect this kind of thing to happen. but in that place where we don't have control on the ground, what are the imp...