Pentagon: No, we're not targeting Qaddafi

“At this particular point, I can guarantee that he’s not on a targeting list,” Gortney said. “If he happens to be in a place – if he’s inspecting a surface-to-air missile site, [and] we don’t have any idea that he’s there or not – then, yeah.”

Speaking from an unspecified U.S. military aircraft, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the coalition would be unwise to target the longtime dictator. “It is unwise to set as specific goals things that you may or may not be able to achieve,” he was quoted as saying.