Qaddafi May Choose To Go Into Exile

Muammar al-Qaddafi, Libya's leader for more than forty years made his first public appearance today saying that he still wants to beat his opposition. He was quoted,

"In the short term, we'll beat them, in the long term, we'll beat them”

Secretary of State, Clinton, said that Qaddafi may be trying to go into exile, but it is too early to accurately predict how he will act or how he wants to act in the future.

Clinton hinted at Qaddafi’s possible search for exile and also said she heard reports of one of the leader’s sons being killed in the airstrikes. But she could not confirm either.

"A lot of it is just the way he behaves. It's somewhat unpredictable. But some of it, we think, is exploring. You know, what are my options, where could I go, what could I do,” Clinton said. “And we would encourage that."

Clinton would also not comment on whether or not the U.S. believes Qaddafi can be ousted from power.

Only time will tell if Qaddafi will take off his strong front and step down, or stay in power despite his obvious opposition in Libya, the U.S., and Europe.