West Makes Tough Demands On Gadhafi Regime
The Obama Administration was initially reluctant to support military action against the Gadhafi regime. President Obama said Friday the U.S. backing of intervention in Libya was driven, in his words, "by Gadhafi's refusal to respect the rights of his people and the potential for mass murder of innocent civilians." And Friday, U.S., British, and French governments suggested that they will be satisfied with little less than Gadhafi's removal from power.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/18/134664505/West-Makes-Tough-Demands-On-Gadhafi-Regime?ft=1&f=1003