let s bring in the ambassador, as you re awaiting word on whether or not we re reporting from jennifer griffin it could happen later today. yeah, of course, this is possible that the waiting and that time for that and they want to see the actions and sure that after the people in libya, very alive and they re celebrating as you see. we want to see and the libyan people want to see the american action. they are very, very interested to see that. when they have gaddafi alive and the americans start hitting his posts that s when
already sent jets to enforce this no-fly zone over libya and we understand that the united states is prepared to launch assets, probably tomahawk missiles to aid in the no-fly zone and hear that jennifer griffin with the developments, that we can expect to see action from the united states after dark when the evening sets in there, that we are expecting to hear and to know more about the u.s. s role in launching missiles, at some targets in libya and something we re monitoring closely. let me bring in the former libyan ambassador once again along with tony schaeffer to explain from your point of view at this moment. you really believe once this goes into full speed that you re going to see a major retreat from muammar gaddafi, you really believe that? yeah of course, and tracking them, they reach, they reach only 50 kilometers,
which people will act including those around colonel qaddafi. i think we should take stock of where we are and how we got here and how many times the international community called on qaddafi to end the violence against his own people and to take demonstrable steps to end the aggression and pull back and time and time again, starting with the first resolution 1970, through the succeeding time period, there was no evidence that he intended to do so despite various claimms that were made . if the international community is to have credibility in this show of unity that 1973 represents, then action must take place. if you look at all of the
meet. who is that person. you are in hourly contact. we a lot of people. with one people re person? no, a lot of people. and the president should have said a deularation of war and united states in action against lib yampt what do you think of those comments? do you think there are merits of that and would you describe what is now a war? no, i think the president made that clearr in a meeting with congressional leaders that he held in outlining all of the reasons why the united states was prepared to act in support of the international efforts on behalf of 1973, and of course, we would always welcome congressional support, but the president is very clearr that the united states
support a lot of effort. the quicker we get it done, the less chance we ll put five years in like in iraq or ten years like in afghanistan. we ve got to be precise, got to be quick and whatever is going to happen we have to force happen as quickly as possible. uma: gentlemen, stand by, we re going to come back reports out of libya and we re monitoring the situation there as french fighter jets enforce the no-fly zone and we re hearing that the united states a waiting to take action to fire a missile if necessary and that the u.s. may use its assets a little later on today. we re going to be standing by for that and much more after this. don t go away. [ male announcer ] it s simple physics.