joining us is the former vice chief of staff of the u.s. army and military analyst, thank you for joining us today. we'll get to the point here, how smooth will the commission and command and control be for the n.a.t.o. forces? >> well, it's a welcome one and definitely be smooth and this will get us back to what we had. and that is unity of command. one person in charge, directing all missions. it's much bet are for our crews in terms of reducing the risk and clearly much more affect in the use of the air assets on the scene. >> that's important because of what's taking place on the ground there in libya, knowing that rebels have been able to reclaim the city, the oil area of ajdabiya, once the role takes place and changes command and control. what will the role be for the united states involvement? >> i think in the near term, the role the united states has is not going to change and that is they're going to continue to engage these committed forces of gaddafis,