In too many places, in too many ways, the region's foundations are sinking into the sand . . .

One of the reasons why we're so adamant about Iran not getting nuclear weapons is because we don't want them to be able to intimidate their neighbors.

I agree teaching democracy is important, but how do you teach democracy?

Imagine what we would be facing if Libya had not given up its nuclear weapons in 2003.

I believe our cultural exports properly presented powerful incentives for democracy building, because what it does is free people's minds.

I share your deep feelings about the bombing of Pan Am 103, because we both shared constituents who were so deeply and tragically affected by that, and I think justice must be served.

I met with the four foreign ministers from Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy.

I think we're looking at thousands.

I mean, we have diplomats. We have development experts. We have military. We have an enormous outreach that is working right now.

we have to support women's health and women's empowerment and give women a voice in their own lives

Most people want us to be helpful, but they don't want us to be taking a leading role.

It requires resolve, and it requires resources.

We can't fix everything, and we have money problems.

I remember early in--right after the Afghan war started--meeting an Afghan general who said he was so surprised because all he knew about America was that men were wrestlers and women wore bikinis.

critical global health programs are going to be cut dramatically, and it's going to jeopardize the progress we are making

The United States did an amazing job during the cold war. We sent our values, our culture, our inspiration across the Iron Curtain through Voice of America, Radio Free Europe.

We need to do more and we need to make it clearer that the entire world had better get behind whatever we do.

I think we've got to be smart strategically about what are the levers that can best be employed to help create indigenous, organized centers of power and influence.