Robert Gates actually said...

Yes, sir. As several have said--Secretary Clinton and, I think, the President--we would welcome congressional support.

It continues to be in our national interest to prevent Qadhafi from visiting further depredations on his own people, destabilizing his neigh...

I think he has demonstrated, in the past few weeks, that he would take advantage of such a cease-fire, simply to round up more civilians.

In my view, the removal of Colonel Qadhafi will likely be achieved over time through political and economic measures and by his own people.