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We have to have a retention process

If Iran returns to compliance with the JCPOA, we would do the same thing and then use that as a platform.

I think we have seen, again, in the past that countries that have joined NATO have not been the same target of Russian aggression.

The two-state solution, however distant it may appear, is still the best and probably the only way to truly assure Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state and, of course, to give the Palestinians the state to which they are…

He has a strongly-held view that we have a strong national interest in doing what we can to advance the future for our hemisphere that is democratic, that is middle class that is secure.

I think we would benefit from the same in the economic realm.

We have to increase enforcement so that China and Russia abide by the sanctions meant to target the regime.

I think we have to review and we intend to review the entire approach and policy toward North Korea because this is a hard problem that has plagued administration after administration.

That would be my expectation. I think what we want... is to come pretty quickly and talk to you about the way forward in Venezuela.

I do need--I would need to consult with the president-elect--I haven't had a chance to talk to him about this--when he is president to make a determination on sanctions.

If I am confirmed to this job, I will view it as a significant measure of whether I succeeded or failed

There is tremendous benefit in the effectiveness of pushing back on China when we are doing this with other similarly-aggrieved countries.

This is a matter, I think, of some real urgency.

We believe strongly that we can do that, ensure that every American gets the vaccine but also help make sure that others around the world who want it have access to it.

It is inconceivable to think of Syria being stable with Assad as its leader. He has forfeited his legitimacy.

I feel very strongly that I would have, as secretary of state, first and foremost, the priority of making sure that our personnel, wherever they are, are safe and secure but very high up in the--in a hierarchy of things that I need to be…

I do not think we have crossed the bridge.

So we have a national interest in helping and in doing our part to make sure that as the vaccine becomes available we help get it out there as quickly and as effectively as we can.