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In other places where people are being harmed. but the fact is there are huge u.s. interests on the line, and so you don't have that, frankly, in these other places. we ought to be on the side of the people seeking democracy. jon: should the president speak up and make that case and explain to the american people that, yeah, we have huge american interests on the ground in libya? >> i think so. the case that ghadafi was a very dangerous person before, we sort of forgot about his transgressions during the last decade, but a restored ghadafi in charge of his country again would be extremely dang...

Strikes hits target necessary tripoli, jet bombers and tom hawkmisms from the coalition target qaddafi air defense. jon: rebel forces making real progress now that qaddafi's tanks have pulled back from key strategic cities, the opposition taking more steps to form a government in the east. rick leventhal is streaming live from benghazi. what can you tell us about qaddafi possibly negotiating an exit plan, rick? >> reporter: well, we heard that libra's more than fr called the u.s. assistant secretary of state over the state -- over the weekend to possibly discuss what qaddafi's exit strategy mi...

I mean, everybody knows who donald trump is. how is he going to change that many minds going into this? and the other problem is donald trump, i think it's going to be a very entertaining candidate if he runs, but he could seriously contribute to the debate, he could contribute about business, about the economy, about america's global competitiveness, but instead, he's kind of like a dog when it comes to the media, chasing after every car he sees. he can't help himself. so on the view yesterday, we have him questioning, jumping into this birth certificate debate, with the birth certificate and...

We were part of a true coalition, and very astutely, president 41 made a clear object testify, we were kicking saddam hussein and iraqi forces out of kuwait, we achieved that, the united states and our allies, and history shows that we won the gulf war. jenna: very interesting. douglas brinkley, thank you very much for that perspective today, we appreciate it. >> thank you. jon: "happening now", the nuclear crisis in japan is sparking a run on radiation detection devices in the united states. there's more smoke coming from one of the damaged reactor, and that's not calming any fears. winds blo...

Were on the north side of the city and east side of the city, has been pushed back to the west and there may still be snipers in town, but they believe that they are making progress in abdadiya and misurata to the west. what we're hearing on the ground is thanks to the air strikes, the opposition fighters are able to make some advances and may in fact be making progress here. jon: rick leventhal, live from libya, rick, thank you. jenna: fox news alert for you now. two earthquakes striking myanmar, formerly known as burr ma, the quakes striking along the southeast asian country's border with th...