It has been fascinating for me just what my colleagues have discussed that directly pertains to the ultimate effectiveness of nuclear security.

the United States is going to have to play a very large role in assisting the Pakistanis with counterinsurgency training, with equipment, more helicopters.

Notice I have not mentioned Kashmir at all.

The longer-term goal really must be to strengthen both Pakistan and India so that they can achieve their economic potential.

the plight of the refugees is more important right now than any military operation.

My hope going forward is that the efforts that have been started before in the 1990s and even in this decade that they will not just begin anew, but will begin with our strongest support and encouragement.

they cannot allow the Taliban to come back in. This would be, I think, sort of devastating for security in the country.

I like to look at things in terms of the most likely course of action and the most dangerous course of action.

I am going to ask you to try and be brief; we are going to start voting in about 5 minutes.

I think the key is not simply in making this a linear equation between opening up the dialogue between India and Pakistan and getting Pakistan to focus on militancy.

the importance of reducing tensions between Pakistan and India

In this regard, Congress should move quickly to reconcile the two separate pieces of Pakistan legislation that have recently passed the House and the Senate to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a long-term partnership.

It is good to get out of sometimes the mentality of nuclear security as the nuclear security people look at that.

And I am not sure that other countries to whom we provide aid or assistance are all that interested in allowing us, through transparency, to actually know how the money is being spent.

what we need in Pakistan is not a Musharraf policy, we need a Pakistan policy.

It would be devastating if, just as the international community is getting its act together and implementing a winning strategy, the Afghan people lose faith in the democratic process because of a flawed election.

What has been the level of cooperation between U.S. agencies and their counterparts in the Pakistani Government to ensure oversight and accountability over U.S. funds?

The last issue I want to discuss is, if you will, the safeguarding of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.