why not earlier? what is the imperative natureóvt of this action today? one of the president's senior national security advisers was reported saying we don't make -- based on consistency or precedent. it means this intervention is by ad hoc policy. obama is ignoring history and engaging in inconsistency. it is making many of us distrust what it is we are doing in libya and making us wonder what is the end game where do we go next with the other countries that are certainly suffering from a turmoil. inconsistency tonight articulated by our president made things worse. >> greta: in time of war we are supposed to drop politics. neither side is to take any shots politically. tonight boehner made a statement saying americans response to the speech, americans have no answer to the fundamental question what does success in libya look