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Effort to stop a slaughter at this point, not to topple the country now stop a slaughter of humanitarian, you know, epic proportions potentially for libya, the president gets involved. that doesn't sound like a winning strategy to me. it doesn't sound like someone who wants to follow through with what he originally said he woul do, which is to depose gadhafi. we have mission confusion. we have no idea what the real commitment is of our military and why they're there. >> senator santorum, thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. coming up, the battle raging behind the scenes. are the allies ...

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. thank you for joining me. president obama spoke to president sarkozy to review the situation in libya today. how that was conversation? >> the conversation was great. and i must say that based on the values that our two countries share, the -- france and the united states has been from the beginning of the crisis and all along the crisis i would say in very close coordination on the same pa...

Who promises the world, ideal republic overnight are not worthy of their support. we have the confidence, and we have the resolve to build a modern state with the institutions of modern state. we are capable to do it, and we are willing to do it. >> i'm going to have to see wrap up there. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. tonight questions have been raised about why the coalition intervened in libya and why not. is it all about the people of libya, or is it all about oil? joining me the president and founder of firm cameron hanover. what's the answer to that question? is it about peo...

End game is and to make it happen. >> general, thank you very much indeed. >> thank you, piers. libya may be the greatest test that's been facing president obama's administration. one senior republican believes that he's already failed it. and that republican is former u.s. senator rick santorum who's a potential future presidential candidate himself. he joins me now. senator, why do you think president obama has failed this test? >> well, he's missed -- he missed the opportunity, i think, very early on when the rebels were in a lean-forward mode. they were moving across the country. it look...

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 indication from the coalition or president obama about exactly what the mission is. >> well, right. the no-fly zone is a tactic, not a strategy. and so i think the end strategy is the thing that has not been articulated as well as perhaps it could be if they have one. and the coal...