as well as military means to do so. pressure from arab countries from around the world. so he does have a strategy. is it a realistic strategy? well, he also told nbc news tonight wolf that there s a ponlt he s not ruling out arming the rebels. not ruling it in. not ruling it out. they can t point to particular things they would do to guarantee gadhafi would leave. the president is on the record saying that gadhafi needs to go. he can t unring that bell. and there are a lot of uncertainties. what if flst there s a stalemate? what if gadhafi decide to wait it out. the rebels seem to be taking a couple steps backwards. this is uncertainty that we re not use to in the country.
regional partners to deliver assistance. the coalition military campaign made it possible for more help to get through. a convoy organize needsed by the world food program was able to reach benghazi this weekend was 18 tons of supply, including food and blankets. but a great deal more aid is needed. and we have to work quickly and cooperatively to assess and respond. beyond the humanitarian crisis we know long-term progress in libya will not be accomplished through military means. we to be continue the pressure on and deepen the isolation of the gadhafi rejeep. this includes a unified front of political and diplomatic pressure that makes clear to gadhafi he must go. that sends a strong message of accountability and that sharpens the choice for those arn him. it also includes financial pressure through the vigorous enforcement of sanctions
this is a bad guy who, you know, americans died in iraq because of what he did in terms of encouraging terrorists to come across the border to iraq. he pursued weapons of mass destructi destruction. he s oppressed his own people. if there s a number one guy who ought to be gone, it is him. it would say if the syrianscan get rid of us, why can t we get rid of the crowd in tehran? yesterday at the briefing with dennis mcdonoughcdonough, questions about is libya setting a precedence for syria. the administration doesn t want it to set a precedent. you could turn it into a war with iran. which leads to all other winding roads and forks in the roads that we re not prepared to deal with. it s true. but gadhafi needs to go. what the administration needs to
with the earnings seasons comes the earnings warning season. they said the profits would be under pressure because of not only what s happening in the middle east but also because of weather concerns. and there was weakness in the major hotel markets if you look around orlando, new york, atlanta. it s giving a profit warning as well. send it over to you. now that you ve completely depressed us. yeah, happy tuesday. thank you. coming up next, president obama cites iraq as whatnot to do in libya. we ll get reaction from president bush s former national security adviser plus his take on the obama doctrine and america s response to the ongoing unrest across the middle east. plus bp s top executives are under investigation for manslaughter? we ll explain. but first today s trivia question. which member of congress fought to keep gadhafi from staying in his district in englewood, new
do, and i think they are doing. they are trying to get the military to break with gadhafi. secondly, they have to help organize the opposition. the libyan people need to rise up and get rid of this man. and thirdly they need to arm the rebels. to end the violence against civilians and to send a message you can t use force on your own people, gadhafi needs to go. the administration needs to achieve the result. stephen hadley, former national security adviser under president bush, good to have you with us. thank you. which member of congress fought to keep gadhafi from staying in his district in englewood, new jersey, during the leader s visit to the u.n. in 2009. the answer is steve rothman.