. >> warner: jennifer cooke is director of the africa program at the center for strategic and international studies. >> laurent gbagbo still >> warner: will gbagbo fight to the death, no matter how bloody it gets? >> i think laurent gbagbo probably would at this point fight to the death. he has no other good options. >> warner: today, assistant secretary of state johnnie carson suggested gbagbo did still have the chance to leave. >> there still is an opportunity for gbagbo to step aside in a fashion that will prevent widespread bloodshed and a difficult fight in abidjan for power.

. >> warner: jennifer cooke is director of the africa program at the center for strategic and international studies. >> laurent gbagbo still >> warner: will gbagbo fight to the death, no matter how bloody it gets? >> i think laurent gbagbo probably would at this point fight to the death. he has no other good options. >> warner: today, assistant secretary of state johnnie carson suggested gbagbo did still have the chance to leave. >> there still is an opportunity for gbagbo to step aside in a fashion that will prevent widespread bloodshed and a difficult fight in abidjan for power. we hope he will see and seize this opportunity to step aside peacefully, and encourage his supporters to lay down his arms and not engage in urban conflict. >> warner: so far gbagbo's shown no sign of relenting. so the key to resolving this is the ivorian military. will its leadership stick with gbagbo, or will they abandon him? >> my hope is that we don't get to a point where the full blown civil war. i am also hoping that as the pro-ouattara forces continue to gain momentum that a lot of the military that is sup