neda just succeeded in libya. it did not fail. it succeeded despite all the problems which were well outlined. those problems existed and they are serious. my conclusion is if nato can do this and succeed, given all these handicaps, just thinks how better off we would be with one-third of those problems. i do think in policy terms, where do we go from here and what to do? the obvious answer is the nato summit in chicago in may is a point at which they they can draw the right lessons from libya and avoid the wrong ones. i will finish with a historical analogy. nato's first military operation which was kosovo. also not a five minute mission. every day that operation went on, someone on panels like this said, nato is failing, it is a catastrophe. that went on every single day until the date nato succeeded. nato was a success in coast about did not solve the problem. that was left to the next administration and the problems are still there. it succeeded as much as nato will succeed or any policy ever succeeds in the real world. now. n

. >> neda says it will continue to bomb colonel gaddafi's forces if they keep fighting. the spokesman insisted nato had not been providing support to the rebels but striking targets which threaten civilians. there are several pockets in which his troops are holding out. our correspondent explains. >> the battle for tripoli remains intense. as rebels tried to push gaddafi's forces out of the entire capital. a major symbolic prize was the capture of his heavily fortified compound. >> to see the compound being stormed by the anti-gadhafi forces is an important moment but it is not over yet. is still a difficult and dangerous situation. there are many people out there with weapons that would pay to be loyal. >> what is the picture of the battle? how much we know about who controls which parts of the capitol? it seems that large and expanding parts of the capital are in a rebel hands but they are not necessarily secure. these are some of the areas where gaddafi has lost control since sunday. tonight the big breakthrough for the rebels, the storming of his fortified compound.

. >> reporter: shah neda had a different dad but they all share the same mom who died of aids. she was a drug addict who would leave the children with shanita. >> i was abandoned and i felt that i didn't serve no other purpose but to take up the slack for my parents. >> reporter: babysit. >> right. >> reporter: the kids remember life before in east oakland too dangerous to play outside. sometimes they were in foster care. sometimes with mom [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: their one great hope was shanita. >> she cooked for my birthday and then we ate but she didn't because it was such a low supply of food. >> she was the only person who cared about us. >> reporter: shanita was the first in her family to go to college. when shanita entered cal, the kids were in foster care. >> they are just not being cared for. >> shanita was getting the calls from the schools when things were going on with the schools, if they were sick she would drop whatever she was doing and pick them up. >> they didn't ask for help but the way that they looked was evident that they needed help. >> and until

neda will continue operations were has intensified military strikes. it was also reported tripoli was "essentially free." see the briefing tonight. but tv continues in prime time. hitler's berlin. and a discussion of "reckless endangerment." at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "book tv". earlier, president obama called on congress, the private sector, and state governments to take up new initiatives aimed at finding jobs for veterans. he announced his plan at the national convention of the american legion. his comments are 45 minutes. >> the american legion family nearly 4 million members strong is honored by the appearance of our next guest. we have a sacred trust he has said we have a sacred trust with those who wear the uniform and his actions as the nation's 44th commander-in-chief reflect that commitment. the recovery and reinvestment act which he signed provides the va with $1.4 billion to improve services to americans veterans. his administration has proved -- approved resources to implement and improve the gi bill. changes that were supported by the americ