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Clear that there will be no boots on the ground. at this point we are doing what we have to do to support the agenda of protecting the people and enforcing the no-fly zone and as of this time that has been effective. >> so it is a humanitarian mission based on what you've just said there. the president himself though said not long ago, gadhafi must go. so, is colonel gadhafi a target of this u.n. mission? >> at this time, no. that is not the goal at this time. whether or not he's collateral damage, that's going to be seen later on but that's not the mission at this point. the mission is clear ...

And that could be what he's trying to do. on the other hand, it could be that now there's a reassessment. what the aircraft overhead show is that france is taking the lead in this, that they are implementing the first stages, and they're holding the door open to be able to talk to gadhafi and give him a way out, so it doesn't come down to a fight to the finish. the question is will gadhafi take it or not. >> big question there. general clark, stand by. we have another general with us here in the united states, he's in our washington bureau. one question for you, it seems like these fighter jet...

Community were to have ignored those requests. and it is in america's interests, along with our european and canadian allies to forge strategic partnerships with arab nations as we move forward into this new era of change in the arab world. so there are very specific reasons. there are regional concerns, and then there are, in my view, very strong strategic rationals as to why the united states will support -- we did not lead this, we did not engage in unilateral actions in any way, but we strongly support the international community taking action against governments and leaders who behave as ...

Coverage here of of the situation in libya. we just heard from the u.s. president, barack obama, a short time ago about this no-fly zone which is currently in effect over libya. >> that's right. we know french fighter jets have already been seen flying over libya, not dropping missiles, not engaging in any kind of warfare but instead as a way of averting these libyan forces from actually firing upon, continuing to fire upon the opposition or even civilians there in libya. >> we did hear from arwa damon the situation in benghazi right now she says it is fairly quiet, something that is a positiv...

Cease-fire despite the rhetoric. several of the speakers around the table said forcefully that they've heard these words, they've heard them publicly, they were conveyed privately, and they are not true. so i think our assessment is that it's time for the international community to take action to back up resolution 1973. >> in terms of the goal of this operation, is it to protect civilians, or is it to remove president gadhafi from power? >> if is to protect civilians and it is to provide access for humanitarian assistance. if you read the very comprehensive resolution that the security counci...