We are very committed to this. I've given two speeches on it. I've made it a high priority within the Department.

We are in an information war, and we cannot assume that this huge youth bulge that exists, not just in the Middle East, but in so many parts of the world, really knows much about us.

I was the first Secretary of State to impose sanctions.

We have, over generations, enabled Americans to grow up successful and safe because we've led the world, we've invested resources to build democratic allies and vibrant trading partners.

We supported trade unions in Poland. That's how we got Solidarity.

We have ruled out permanent American bases, but there can be other ways where we provide support for the Afghans.

I would consider Gaddafi a human-rights abuser, and I would consider the leadership of Iran as abusing human rights.

We've got to get our fiscal house in order.

National security is a fundamental objective of development and diplomacy.

Our diplomatic and development work is dedicated to strengthening national security.

Well, after years of talk, it may well be that the time for change has finally arrived and we will have bipartisan support.

The nature of the problem really is known certainly to people in this room.

What I'm worried about, Senator, is that with this very large cut coming out of the House, there will be pressure for us to try to meet as much of our mission in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to the detriment of the entire rest of the budget.

The more we can reduce such impacts, the more success we will have in reducing climate change-induced internal conflicts.

It is my goal that we better integrate our civilian and military capacities, which is why I'm so adamant that you can't talk about national security and leave out the State Department and USAID.

It is a whole of government effort, and we are literally working as hard as we can every single day.

By requesting $8.7 billion in an Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget, the Department of State and USAID strive to be as transparent as possible about the extraordinary and temporary resource demands we face due to operating in frontline states.

I agree with that, Senator, and we have said, and it was adopted by our NATO ISAF allies at Lisbon, that the withdrawing of combat troops under this mission will be completed in 2014.