James B. Steinberg: “Our challenge now is to work with China to turn that commitment into effective implementation of the UNSC resolutions.”

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg has outlined to the Committee our overall two-track strategy toward Iran, focused on both engagement and clear consequences if Iran declines to take concrete steps.

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.

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

I think we have had a consistent record in saying that there are circumstances in which parties fail to respect democracy.