National security analyst Ed Turzanski of LaSalle University believes more time will only make it more difficult to push out long-time Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
"This may not end quickly. He certainly will not go gently into that good night," says Turzanski.
Turzanski says many people have died as the international community deliberated over whether the situation warranted the use of force.
"There is nothing Gadhafi had been doing in the last 24 hours that he hasn't been doing in the previous week," says Turzanski.
The U.S. launched air defenses Saturday. President Obama reiterating the US would not send ground forces.
Turzanski said the real question is, if air power is not effective, does the president's position change?
"Ground forces may be needed at some point. If that were the case, I would have to assume the administration would have to do what the Bush administration did in Iraq, went to congress, and got authorization to use force," Turzanski said.
Delaware Senator Chris Coons weighed in with support of this limited military action. But when it comes to ground forces, he believes the US is already heavily invested elsewhere.
"With the U.S. so thoroughly engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, I think this is an important time for our allies, whether the French or British or the Gulf states to step up and contribute significantly to securing peace in Libya," said Senator Chris Coons.
Turzanski believes if this involvement lasts more than a week or two, Congress will want to be heard.
