And we were not above a mile out of the port before we hal'd in our sail, and set us down to fish. The wind blew from the N. NE. Which was contrary to mydesire;
And certainly what was true about the situation in Libya was the unanimity around the world about the need to take action, the U.N. resolution that reflected that unanimous feeling, the willingness in the regime and the desire in the regime that action be taken, and the opportunity in a -- for action to halt a direct threat on many, many thousands of Libyans in Benghazi.