James B. Steinberg: “We are committed to do what is necessary to protect the American people and to honor our commitment to our treaty…”

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.

Qadhafi, his family and his regime have lost all legitimacy. They must go so that the Libyan people can determine their own future.

We think it has been an enormously helpful tool, and it has had enormous impact in helping us to galvanize the international community to take steps to put additional pressure on Iran.

Qadhafi had lost the legitimacy to lead, and he had to go to allow the Libyan people to reclaim their own future.