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Do not fall into a category that the u.s. could, in fact, give arms to. they are not a sovereign nation. they are not a recognized government. so they could not be supported. however, i am told from a senior defense official discussions have taken place what would be the legal authority if they wanted to provide weapons to the rebels. this is not planning. this is in the active planning, but the question has been asked, and the answer has come back, in fact, it could be a non-u.s. coalition member that could arm the rebels. so, again, these are discussions taking place behind the scenes but as...

>>neil: jetblue. >>guest: there is no way he the leave. he leaves one way: either in a body bag or he doesn't leave at all. if he stays, what have we accomplished? he will go in and crush those people who are the rebels against him. we will have spent a lot of money and there will not be a regime change. if there is a change, who takes charge? it appears --. >>neil: i worry about what you get in its place, be careful with the devil you know, it could be more burdensome. now, i understand so many other people have done horrible things and we are the ones who are supposed to be the police state?...

They do, which could happen this weekend, the u.s. and allies will have military forces on the "no drive zone." and now the latest from the capital. steve? >>steve: we have yet to hear the soups of incoming cruise missiles or fighter jet attacks or outgoing anti-aircraft fire in tripoli but this is a major battle shaping up for the rebel forces in the east around ajdabiya with 1,000 rebel forces gathering in the first city they retake from muammar qaddafi government forces. now, on the ground on paper it is a mismatch. the rebels are armed lightly with rocket propelled grenades and machine gun...

After the conference call the speaker had with the president, they have gotten some clarification on the libyan mission but need more and says th speaker appreciates the update but believes much more needs to be done by the administration to provide clarity, particularly to the american people on the military objective in libya, and america's role and how it is consistent with u.s. policy goals. so, some progress in that regard, but according to speaker bane, not enough. all right, well, if we are not looking to arm libyan rebels, why are we trying to find ways to maybe do it legally? welcome ...

Lines, the absence of fuel could force them to surrender or retreat giving the rebels the first victory in a march to tripoli. >>neil: when they talk about the march, is it just assumed that, you know, you take tripoli, you take the towns, where rebels had strongholds and it is just a matter of time before qaddafi is captured and ever gone he isn't, the government control is gone from his hands? >>guest: having gone around tripoli in this region you see a lot of popular support for muammar qaddafi and he has been in power 40 yours and -- years and that is all anyone has known for a long time s...