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What was going to happen in libya between gadhafi's forces and the rebels. watch. >> just think from a standpoint of attrition that over time, i mean, this kind of stalemate back and forth, i think longer term that the regime will prevail. >> over the longer term, the regime will prevail. over the longer term, gadhafi will win. again, that was before this international intervention. it was the opinion of the intelligence community that gadhafi over time was going to win. and then came international intervention. un security council votes for no-fly zone, calls for all necessary measures to pro...

The war, anything else going around it, you can pretty much bet the farm if the question is war, the answer is yes. but for the rest of the republican and conservative establishment that is frankly more animated by a desire to criticize obama, the libyan war is more of a pickle. you might be reflexively pro-war, but if a democratic president agrees with you on joining the war. what wins? the republicans that find themselves in this trap, they're flipping. step one. demand u.s. military intervention in libya. step two, after president obama inter convenience in libya say uh-oh pose u.s. militar...

Remain dangerous. moreover, even after gadhafi leaves power, 40 years of tyranny has left libya fractured, and without strong civil institutions. the transition to a legitimate government that is responsive to the libyan people will be a difficult task. and while the united states will do our part to help, it will be a task for the international community and more importantly a task for the libyan people themselves. >> so the united states wants gadhafi gone. the united states will not use military force to force him out. if gadhafi is ousted, the u.s. will participate in efforts to stabilize ...

Here he was tonight. >> we know that the united states is the world's most powerful nation, will often be called upon to help. in such cases, we should not be afraid to act, but the burden of action should not be america's alone. >> 2009, america cannot act alone. 2011, the burden of action should not be america's alone. whether you are for or against american participation in an international intervention like this war in libya, it is the type of intervention that this president said at the outset he would favor as president. as for the differences between him and the previous guy? that's whe...

>> if we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force, our coalition would splinter. we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission, or risk killing many civilians from the air. the dangers faced by our men and women in uniform would be far greater, so would the costs, and our share of the responsibility for what comes next. to be blunt, we went down that road in iraq. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about iraq's future, but regime change there took eight years, thousands of american and iraqi ...