![]() Remember when we passed the stimulus the prediction was eight percent unemployment. But spending has been really proven not to be an- a solution. I'd love to see it now so we could have a chance to digest it and see where we agree and disagree. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN: I- I- I would look forward to seeing the President's plan. What's the likelihood anything with any new spending could pass through Congress or is this thing dead on arrival? NORAH O'DONNELL: -over the debt ceiling debate. Given the brinksmanship that happened on Capitol Hill. And that will likely include some new spending, perhaps some stimulus. President Obama announced that he will be unveiling a new jobs plan after Labor Day. ![]() NORAH O'DONNELL: -which seems to have gone from bad to worse this week. NORAH O'DONNELL: Let's turn now to the economy. And we're going to have to make some adjustments. But we- since that young man burned himself to death in Tunisia, we are seeing a vastly changed world. This Arab Spring is echoing all over the world from Russia to China to Israel to- and being manifested in a lot of different ways. It'll send a message to other dictators that their time is nearing the end. And let me just say this will send a message to Bashar Assad. But so- I- I think they can succeed but our European friends and we are going to have to help out a lot. There's a lot of oil and a lot of assets there. There's tribal rivalries from a long time ago. There are many former American-Libyans who are there in their government. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN: Well, I'm sure we can trust them to the degree that they're people who want their democracy, freedom. What would a new government look like and can we trust them? NORAH O'DONNELL: You have met with some of the rebels. United States air power could have shortened this conflict dramatically and unfortunately we chose not to. But I'd like to say that I'm- I grieve a bit because this- this conflict didn't have to last this long. And now it's going to be up to us and the Europeans. He will- we will be rid of a guy who's practiced the worst kind of brutalities. But we will be rid of a guy that has the blood of Americans on his hands. We've seen the difficulties with other countries that made this transition. So I believe that it's nearing the end and it's going to be a big challenge forming a new government, uniting a country that's never known democracy. And, once our UN- our NATO forces under the leadership of the British and the French and others became more heavily engaged with the use of air power, I think it was- something that was going to happen. ![]() SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-Arizona): Absolutely. You were one of the original proponents of military action. Senator, thank you so much for joining us. Qaddafi addressed his followers last night by radio but his whereabouts remain unknown. We're seeing the heaviest fighting in six months of this conflict as forces loyal to Moammar Qaddafi are resisting the rebel advances. Rebel forces appear to have surrounded the capital city of Tripoli and the city is under siege. And we're going to start with the breaking news out of Libya this morning. Republican Senator John McCain is here with us on Capitol Hill. And now substituting for Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief White House correspondent Norah O' Donnell. ANNOUNCER: FACE THE NATION with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer.
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