The NATO bombings on the Libyan capital of Tripoli came as leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi delivered a televised address vowing “to stay in our land dead or alive.” At the White House, President Obama said the NATO operation in Libya is weakening Gaddafi’s regime.

President Obama: “Gaddafi needs to step down for the sake of his own people. And with respect to the pace of operations and participation, I think if you look at where we were three months ago and where we are now—or two months ago and where we are now—the progress that has been made in Libya is significant. Our goal there was to protect the Libyan people from a potential slaughter.”