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Et cetera. so we have to figure out if we re going to arm rebels or give rebels money or give rebels intelligence. who are we dealing with here? whoever the rebels are, the u.s. will help them one way or another. i suspect a lot of covert operations will be helping those rebels because the ultimate u.s. objective right now, and the president repeated it once again. today we just heard him, gadhafi must go. that s the u.s. objective. i suspect the president of the united states will accept nothing short of that. gloria, david, thank you. a new development at the stricken power plant in japan today. we re going live to tokyo for the latest. and the mission in libya is under fire over its own name. jeanne moos has that part of the story. ....
Fired at libyan defenses costs $1.4 million and so far, some 160 tomahawk missiles were launched, mostly by the u.s., adding up to $225 million. and that s just a slice of the no-fly zone expense to the american taxpayer. it gets down to how many naval ships have we got in the region? how many aircraft are flying off those ships? what additional military may be deployed to that theater? reporter: a leading estimate put the startup cost to military action between 400 and $800 million and the price of maintaining not fly zone, 30 to $100 million per week. fuel alone for each plane is $10,000 an hour. at a time went republican-controlled house is fighting to slash government spending, some say a no-fly zone in libya is not worth the price. cost is definitely going to be an issue. ....
the fixed surface anti-aircraft missile batteries have been destroyed. but they have mobile air batteries. they also have the stinger. so u.s. fighter jets, french, british plays flying over libya, they re not necessarily out of the woods. they are not necessarily out of the woods which is why, number one, those remain the big targets. these planes are the planes in the air that could be at risk. you see the range of aircraft from france, from spain, from the united states. from great britain. they are all at risk. that s why they relied on these to take out as many as they can. that s a million dollars plus a piece for those that have to be replaced. but the scope of this, wolf is interesting. the risks are still there. look at all the air bases used ....
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nick robertson in tripoli for us. a massive blaze at the interior ministry following a demonstration of thousands of workers demanding higher wages. protesters deny setting the fire. government says an electrical malfunction could be to blame. the al qaeda stronghold of yemen, the embattled president, abdullah saleh warns of all-out civil war after his offer to accept step down at the beginning of next jeer rejected. opponents are demand resign immediate squlichl in syria, hundreds of protesters taking to the streets, chanting bring down the regime this is the sixth straight day of demonstrations in syria. organizers are planning mass protests this friday as well. in the midst of the coalition air strikes in libya there is political infighting of here will take charge of the mission. we will talk about the support and the concerns within the arab world. and account u.s. afford military action in libya at a time of budget cuts and belt ....