On October 20, 2011, Libyan rebels discovered Colonel Muammar Gaddafi hiding in a sewer, dragged him out, and executed him, while President Obama was holding a press conference in the Rose Garden declaring that 'our objectives have been achieved.' Hillary Clinton’s blunt remark during the incident, "We came, we saw, he died," highlighted the U.S. leadership stance during the intervention. Initially, the White House categorically stated that regime change was not a goal of the operation to persuade Russia to abstain from vetoing a UN resolution allowing NATO airstrikes. However, the aftermath of Gaddafi’s death led to a chaotic situation in Libya that was contrary to the stated goals of the U.S. intervention.