Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg has outlined to the Committee our overall two-track strategy toward Iran, focused on both engagement and clear consequences if Iran declines to take concrete steps.
Steinberg describes the U.S. strategy of engagement with Iran and potential consequences.
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I think the most significant feature is the quite strong consensus in the international community to not look for half-measures, not to look for ways to let him stay or try to begin to cut back on our basic demands for what needs to happen.
I feel very confident that the voices in the streets in Tahrir Square are not voices that are--voices that are looking to al-Qaeda as their salvation.
The international community is increasingly united around a shared insistence that Qadhafi must go.
I think, going on to your broader question, part of the reason we've done this as an international coalition is that we don't have the full burden and responsibility for this.