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.
Steinberg explains the rationale for international coalition efforts in Libya.
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Qadhafi, his family and his regime have lost all legitimacy. They must go so that the Libyan people can determine their own future.
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.
I think the more we engage and are seen to support their legitimate aspirations and to work with the progressive and tolerant democratic forces, the better chance that what emerges in the post-Qadhafi era will embody those things.
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.