Robert Gates actually said...

I acknowledge that I am preoccupied with avoiding mission creep and avoiding having an open-ended, very large-scale American commitment.

I think that the future of Egypt is absolutely critical to our interests in the region.

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

The principal agenda was getting rid of the government they have.