02/01/2010
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"I, too, have felt that the no-fly zone ought to be under active consideration, premised on a request from the opposition."
"We can't simply--if I can use probably a poorly phrased metaphor here--but, if we were a rubber band and have been stretched over the last 10 years, we can't let ourselves simply contract back to our ..."
"Another alternative, obviously, is to try to help the opposition and stop Gaddafi."
"I will constantly monitor and assess the situation on the ground, and should I determine the situation has changed, I will so advise my chain of command through the proper channels."