You should always be sure that when you say that you will or will not do something that you actually are in complete control of that outcome. At least that's true if you are the President of the United States.
If you say you are going to do something, you are expected to do it. If you say that you will not do something, you then should not do it. If you specify that a military objective is to achieve regime change or that you are going to engage in military operations to support a rebel force with airpower, then you need to recognize that what does or does not get harmed is not fully predictable.
How Do You Do This?
When you are slinging cruise missiles from ships, subs and aircraft you really can't be certain who is going to be standing at ground zero when they reach their end game.
You simply cannot say with certainty that the US military operations will not result in the termination with extreme prejudice of Col. Qaddafi.
What will his spokespersons have to say when the report comes in that the former leader of Libya was in the wrong place at the wrong time?
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