Robert Gates actually said...

Going forward, the U.S. military will provide the capabilities that others cannot provide, either in kind or in scale.

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.

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