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authority to use lethal force against gadhafi's troops on the ground in order to protect civilians in ben ghazi, then it clearly is within lawful authority to go after the command and control center in gadhafi's compound. now, as a matter of policy, you want to minimize civilian damage and it's worth noting, as david does on the moral calculus, about bin laden, that the president chose the more difficult option. instead of dropping a 2-ton bomb, he chose a more difficult option, in part, to avoid the loss of unnecessary life. so we've had that moral calculus. i think libya's a more complicated case. if you can go after the troops, you can go after the canommande >> if he were in a house somewhere and not in a command and control center, that would be a -- very difficult to justify. >> as a matter of policy. as long as he's the effective commander, and we have every reason to believe he was. there certainly has been no retirement party, you know, for bin laden by al qaeda. so we have every reason to believe he's still in command and control. no matter where he is, i think you can go after him. a

the second is clearly to the effect that we are successful infer protecting ben ghazi and we create a more stable situation here and elsewhere at reducing pressure on people to leave and impending fear of disaster. the humanitarian intervention here has a significant prospect. as you mentioned is the case in iraq the larger success depends on political change in libya creating an environment for those who have been fearful and have left to come back. among the many regions that is why we are so committed to this political change and why we don't believe some kind of compromise or have measure with gadhafi there will be a solution to this problem in terms of sustainable democracy in libya or bringing an end to the humanitarian migration problem. it is something we have devoted a lot of resources to and we have a game but at heart that game plan is part of a broader strategy for bringing political change. >> you are absolutely right. my main point on this is we all want to see a regime change and stability in the country as quickly as possible. it seems to me the international community