the Iraqis' resolve and standing up and willing to show up in face of danger really did encourage us.

And they did a great job, and it made an unbelievable difference.

I think that's an understatement. You know, the situation there continues to deteriorate.

Haiti was understandably recognized, and I quote, 'as a priority fragile state.'

It creates a prosecutorial system that is an unchecked power and is open for exploitation and politically motivated prosecutions.

I don't really understand why there is no money in the supplemental at all.

Our overall ICC policy is consistent with the American Servicemembers' Protection Act, passed by the Congress with strong bipartisan support, which prohibits assistance and support for the ICC.

Not on your life. We're going to go forward with it.

The American people will pay a high cost for freedom.

We believe the Rome Statute establishing the ICC is fundamentally flawed and cannot support it.

Is there anything further that we can do from here to try to bring pressure?

I admire her work. And our only charge here is to protect the dollars of the American taxpayer.

Condi was brilliant. She disarms the biggest of big-shots. Why? Because they know she knows what she is talking about.

we're basically talking about recruiting the most talented people in the world

What came afterwards has been a series of miscalculations.

How we ourselves live would then become our most persuasive claim to real leadership in a world filled with people hungry to know how to live their lives.

How many American lives are we willing to sacrifice to do this?

We don't need an exit strategy in Iraq, we need a success strategy.