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We've been waiting for a while now. the president is walking a bit of a tight rope if the u.s. were to act unilaterally. no matter how noble the cost of them fighting for freedom we would be seen as interfering in the internal affairs of a muslim nation. president obama is not saying much publicly. he's had strong words for gadhafi telling him to step down. and gadhafi is still there. in the meantime, secretary of state hillary clinton emerged as the mouthpiece for the administration. she traveled to geneva and met with top ldiplomats to discuss options in libya. clinton told sky news they wan...

The balance of power. just a few days ago the rebel forces were advancing steadily westward. now it appears that advance has come to a screeching halt and it may be turning in the other direction. >> at least one oil storage tank to the west ruz hit in the fighting by whom it's not clear. this is the first time that libya's oil infrastructure has been damaged. what started as a revolution has become a war. ben wedeman, cnn, ras lanuf, eastern libya. >> and joining us now, nic robertson in tripoli. nic, the fighting is continuing in zawiya, not far from where you are now. you had a personal exp...

Pilots would be scared out of their minds. they wouldn't fly. >> they would think they would be heading to a certain death. i think the white house wouldn't disagree with that. i mean, they're not saying that no-fly zone wouldn't be effective. but it's clear they don't want to go it alone. they understand the problems with the united states. and "b." they believe it's a lot more complicated than senator mccain obviously believes. for example, how do you know how effective it's going to be? what if someone, a rebel is flying an airplane and you shoot down the wrong person? what if gadhafi's for...

State, hillary clinton, cia director leon peneta and mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chief of staffs. but the president of the united states, the commander in chief, not scheduled to attend. when it comes to libya, who has a stronger voice, hillary clinton or barack obama? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and give us your thoughts. >> jack cafferty, thanks very much. as libya's civil war heats up, so deduz the debate over a no-fly zone. we'll get his views. republican senator john mccain is also a former military pilot. he's strongly in support of a no-fly zone over libya right now, at least ...

It's beginning to look like the government really feels like this. they now want to show that off, wolf. >> these demonstrators not only in zawiya but let's say in tripoli, professing their love for gadhafi. are these rent-a-crowd demonstrators, or are these libyans sincerely in love with gadhafi? >> reporter: it's interesting, wolf. we talked today with somebody who is against gadhafi here. he describes these people as being naive, foolish, poorly educated. he says for 40 years he's managed to instill fear in these people. saying the country will end up in chaos. it's clear that we hear stori...