states. we will support an international coalition as it takes all necessary measures to enforce the terms of resolution 1973. as you may know, french planes are already in the skies above benghazi. now, america has unique capabilities and we will bring them to bear to help our european and canadian allies and arab partners stop further violence against civilians including through the effective implementation of a no fly zone. as president obama said, the united states will not deploy ground troops but there should be no mistaking our commitment to this effort. >> as secretary clinton was asked what the american interest is in getting involved in libya and she says there are three clear american interests. one is that given gadhafi's past