research areas, that is going tg be gone. we made a lot of progress, tremendous amount of progress. one of the things i m very happy about, we are not going to play war games anymore. you know how expensive it is? the massive bombers and for practice from guam. i said, how far is guam? six and a half hours, sir. that is a long way for a big bomber, times 20. lots of other planes going in. we are not going to be doing the war games, as long as we are negotiating in good d faith.ei that is good for a number of reasons, in addition to which we save a tremendous amount of money. you know, those things, they cost i hate to sound like a businessman, butbu i kept sayin, what is this costing? i would love them coming in from the sea, bombs exploding, i said, what is this cost? i don t even want to tell you, but it s a lot. we want to be doing that. as long as we are negotiating in good faith, which i think we will be. sean: you manage expectations i think pretty well. you didn t think comi
we re with the american people and we ll do what we told them we were going to do. we got this bill 72 hours ago. the american people saw this 72 hours ago. to say we can t amend it, change it and make it right, that s not how the legislative process works. reporter: senior administration officials tell me that the president feels he has some momentum, that he is going to get more involved with this. he sees it as a test of his leadership, of his skills as a negotiate iter, a dealmaker. poppy, later today we ll see the president talk about leading the discussion of health care with key members of the house. suzanne malveaux for us. the question is, is there a deal to be made. will conservatives reach a deal? will the president be willing to give in. bombs exploding, bullets
what are they willing to endure in the furtherance of their cause? these one would think are simple questions, useful in any conflict. meet the enemy. okay. he was only an infant during our nine-year-long war, but his experience should be instructive. [ speaking a foreign language ] [ bombs exploding ] in 1965, the united states initiated a sustained bombing campaign called rolling thunder hoping to destroy an elusive enemy in villages like this one. vinh moc which was less than 20 miles from forward u.s.
door of the potential danger in the area. heather: latest in libya, nato rejecting khadafy s appeal for a cease-fire and launching new airstrikes. bombs exploding and khadafy s broadcasting a defiant speech, nato declaring action and not word in a conflict that has dragged on on for months. is there any end in sight? steven yates is deputy assistant to dick cheney. doors to peace is open. his words. you are the aggressors referring to nato. we will negotiate with you. why are you attacking us? nato says no way, no deal. so how long will this last?
attention on libya. that way they could say look at libya, how horrible that regime is, don t look at our cases, but as this war drags on and there are all indications that it s going to drag on, i think the arab interests, at least from a state level is going to wane. richard you re reporting from the front line and i had to hit the deck. what was that about? an incoming round came in too close? let s watch that now. reporter: i didn t realize until he put it in my hands, it s actually just made of plastic. it s a toy. [ bombs exploding ] wow, what was the aftermath of that event? wow, what was the aftermath of that event? reporter: well, that was on the rebel front line. no one in that particular