Iraq is, quote, 'a magnet for international terrorist activity.'

The success of freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq will give strength and hope to reformists throughout the region.

I think it's important to note that, in the midst of what was sometimes a very divisive campaign, there was strong agreement between President Bush and Senator Kerry that our number-one priority, that our single greatest challenge, is…

I'm also concerned by the fact that we've never fully funded, it appears to me, the Nunn-Lugar program.

I am troubled by the damage done to our image around the world; I am concerned by our loss of focus in fighting terrorism.

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

I will continue to oppose every bad policy, to question every baseless assertion, and to advocate for a wiser course that will make our country more secure.

Now we have reached a moment of opportunity, and we must seize it.

Time and again, this administration has tried to leave the American people with the impression that Iraq has well over 100,000 fully trained, fully competent military police and personnel. And that is simply not true.

the burden of proof is way over on this side that we have a problem, this planet has a fever, and it is time to be taking action.

this proposal of Senator Lieberman's and mine has been described as the end of Western civilization as we know it.

We do not really need more research on the relationship between clouds and climate change before we take action.