John Kerry actually said...

we ought to at least acknowledge what would likely be happening in eastern Libya today, had Qadhafi's forces continued their march

I think President Obama chose the better of those two difficult options.

I think it's hard to suggest that, even with a stalemate, if that's where we are--and I want to come back to that in a minute--that, with a ...

I don't think we should underestimate the strength of the nonmilitary measures that are now in place to pressure the regime.