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I want to bring in wolf blitzer. wolf, i know you were listening as we watch these pictures. the lights, the skies over libya illuminated for, what, the third day in a row here. wolf, what did you make of what the president said? it seemed to me he was making it very, very clear that the military action we have seen over the past couple of days is very much so in line with the u.n. security council resolution signed back on thursday, resolution 1973, to protect libyan civilians by all measures necessary. but wolf it was very clear the president, very clear, to differentiate it is still u.s. po...

Into theater, into country. we also heard from u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon saying support from arab nations is key to this resolution 1973. so going forward here, how important is it that these arab countries play a military role in libya? >> reporter: it's extremely important, brooke, because, after all, let's go back a little bit. you know, it was the arab league and the gulf cooperation coalition that asked for this. it was pushing -- the gcc, it was asking for this. and the western countries do not want it to look as if it's a western operation. they definitely want arab and gulf pa...

We keep talking and talking and talks about what's happening in the middle east, and you and i were talking about my conversation with general clark about targeting, back to libya, talking about how per this resolution, 1973, they cannot specifically target gadhafi, it's all about protecting the civilians, you had a good question, and i want to bring in general clark. ask your question. >> it's good to see you, general. i i was talking to you yesterday. in my reading of the resolution, if it's deemed that colonel gadhafi was ordering attacks on civilians, there is some way he can be taken out?...

Council resolution passed last thursday night and then you have all of this action going on in the arena of north africa, somebody is going to ask to discuss something. now, it's libya that is asking for a security council meeting, but you have to have a meeting really to talk about it. but the council was going to meet anyway about sudan at this hour. so now delegates are behind closed doors discussing libya's request for a security council meeting. western powers are not going to be looking favorably on this request, we're told. they think the council has spoken and the resolution passed str...

Usually you have a lone figure standing for the country under attack. that person does not exist publicly right now. >> i remember it was some weeks ago, it was libya's deputy ambassador effectively defected, once a confidant, so is there no one now, richard, speaking on behalf of libya at the u.n.? >> reporter: there really isn't anybody attending these meetings speaking up for libya. lebanon, which voted for this resolution, could always pass notes. but things get through the system. the libyan government, colonel gadhafi, wants his former ambassador to come back here, president of the gener...