James B. Steinberg: “We want to take advantage of the dynamic there and not to undercut the opposition, not to hurt those who are being…”

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.

The clear message was that a democratic, inclusive transition had to take place.

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.

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