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Position itself. and since then, we continue day after day within the coalition and with the strong support of nato, of course. >> mr. ambassador, do the french believe that gadhafi is a legitimate target himself? >> the short answer is no. and we've been very clear here from day one, we think gadhafi must go. >> but if he's going to go and you're blowing up his compound, isn't that sending a rather big signal that you think he is a legitimate target? >> you know, piers, if i may, we have to stick to the mission. we have taken the best military means we have with the support of nato, the comma...

Objecti objective? joining us is general richard meyers, former general of the joint chiefs. i can't work out what's going on here, can you? >> all we see is the military piece of it, piers. and i don't think military action alone is going to be successful in whatever outcome people desire in libya. takes all instruments of national power, diplomatically the instrument right now. >> you need a clear mission statement, everyone anyone i -- everyone involved must be aware of what the mission is, and you need to have an end game where victory can be determined and celebrated. i don't see any indi...

People who have professional experience backed by a large number of youth. they have a will but if not the way it get this mission accomplished on the ground. that's where the united states and allies are vulnerable. the reality is that colonel gadhafi cannot last. both economically and militarily he is under fire. the odds against him surviving this even physically are diminished, i think, by the day. >> neil livingston, one of the big concerns here for america in particular is the possibility of islamic fundamentalists getting into these rebels in the way that we saw in iran, for example. th...

Would be the vast oil reserves which lie in the country. >> it has the most oil reserves of any country in africa. it produces about 1.6 million out of a total world supply of 88 million. so just around 2%. but its crude is a very light, low sulfur or what we call sweet crude that converts readily into gasoline. we get very high yields of gasoline and then diesel fuel as opposed to the heavier ends, things like asphalt or residual bunker fuel. >> and mr. buetel, the u.s. treasury department today banned americans from doing business with 14 companies owned by libya's national oil corporation. ...

Only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. watching extraordinary rocket fire from outside of benghazi. there are reports of dissension among the allies in libya. who's really in charge? joining subcommittee a french ambassador to the united states.