Barack Obama actually said...

We are convinced that better times lie ahead for the people of Libya, and a pathway can be forged to achieve just that.

America's greatness, its ability to respond to changing technologies, a changing economy, would be called into question.

You are further authorized and directed to make necessary arrangements to fund the exercise of these functions and authority from the proper...

At that point, the United Nations and its members should help the Libyan people as they rebuild where Qaddafi has destroyed.