John F. Kerry: “The success of freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq will give strength and hope to reformists throughout the region.”

President Karzai ran on a platform of developing a stronger strategic relationship with the United States--and was elected.

Our troops are stunning. Superb.

This is the most important part of this hearing, as far as I am concerned, so I apologize for not being able to listen to each of you.

I actually think that the Bush administration's foreign policy over the last four years has been, on many fronts, misguided and self-defeating, and I will continue to oppose these policies.