counterattacked, pushing libyan rebels back, targeting civilians in rebel-held towns. gadhafi is using snipers to shoot people down and let them bleed to death in the street. reporter: at secretary of state clinton s meeting today was qatar s prime minister. we ask gadhafi to leave and not cause any more bloodshed. reporter: but so far it s the libyan leader s call and he says no. i m not sure that we know exactly when we will get to any change in attitude by gadhafi. reporter: last night president obama ruled out using u.s. ground troops. if we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force, our coalition would splinter. reporter: but capitol hill is splintered. forcing gadhafi to leave power, i disagree with the president saying that the use of force should be ruled out. reporter: if gadhafi hangs on, what will that say about mr. obama. the president has said he wants to send a message that you cannot use violence to retain power. well, if gadhafi does not go, th