it s the final sprint to super tuesday, and the republican presidential candidates are crisscrossing the country. they are all hunting for votes. our national political correspondent jim acosta is following mitt romney. jim, what are you hearing from the romney campaign? what s their realistic objective come tuesday? reporter: well, their realistic objective come tuesday is to win as many delegates as possible. and that is what this campaign is about right now. and it s about delegates, delegates, delegates. we re standing outside of a romney event in bellevue, washington, just outside of seattle where the romney campaign put out these flyers instructing caucusgoers in the state on how to participate in their caucuses on saturday and basically because it s all about winning as many delegates as possible. the romney campaign advisers were telling reporters over the last several days that they re not only focusing on individual states, they re looking at individual congressio
rights. you are delivering a powerful rebuke to dictatorship and those leader who is try to deny dignity will not proceed. for us here in the united states, we are reminded of all those americans that we lost at the hands of gadhafi s terror. their families and friends necessary our thoughts and prayers. we recall their bright smiles and extraordinary lives and tragic deaths. we know that nothing can close the wound of their loss, but we stand together as one nation. for nearly months, many americans have provided extraordinary service in support of our efforts to protect the libyan people and provide them with a chance to determine their destiny. a skilled diplomat helped to lead the global response. our brave pilots have flown in libyan skies and sailors have
back on it. when the american people watch this story tonight, let s look at it from a totally american point of view. we watched the overthrow and killing of a guy who devoted a part of his career to killing us. he was our enemy. no doubt about it. and at the end of the day, that s why the american people will certainly welcome this news or should welcome this news. it came at a great cost for the libyan people, but at the end of the day, it s beginning a new carpet in libya which the united states can benefit from. to have a country that s democratic, a country with a great amount of resources, but more importantly, one that can share the values of what people want. a democratic country, a pluralistic one, and what that can spring more democracies in the middle east. this was not an invasion, as we saw in iraq. it was an organic movement by the libyan people. president obama talked at 2:00 eastern about the victim of gadhafi s death. he did remind us of why we were there. let s
this 2009 speech at the u.n. was typical. translator: we are not committed to obey the rules or resolutions of the councils with this information because it is undemocratic reporter: what was supposed to be a 15-minute talk ram balanced on more than 90 minutes. but while he sometimes appeared a clown on the world stage, his actions were often deadly. in the mid-80s he funneled money and weapons to support the palestine liberation organization s fight against israel. the irish republican army s efforts to defeat british rule in northern ireland. and he viciously targeted americans. in 1986, libyan agents were accused of bombing a berlin nightclub killing two americans and a turk. u.s. president ronald reagan responded by bombing tripoli, targeting gadhafi s house. the raid killed more than 100 people, including gadhafi s own daughter. two years later, pan am flight 103 blew up over the tiny village of lockerbie, scotland, raining debris and taking 270 lives. investigator
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. gunfire, honking horns, celebrations in cities across libya, marking the death of gadhafi. we re following all the breaking news this hour. the man who ruthlessly ruled the country for 42 years was killed today outside his hometown of sirte. he was 69 years old. president obama said his death marks the end of a long and painful chapter for libya. one year ago, the notion of a free libya seemed impossible. but then the libyan people rose up. and demanded their rights. and when gadhafi and his forces started going city to city, town by town to brutalize men, women and children, the world refused to stand idly by. faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the libyan people, the united states and our friends and allies stopped gadhafi s forces in their tracks. there will be difficult days ahead. but the united states, togethe