I'd ask unanimous consent that any and all members be allowed to express their views.

The record is actually very, very positive. It's just that we have not explained it very well.

Of course we will never say that only some men are created equal, that only some children will not be left behind or that we will pay only some price to defend freedom.

But is it possible that too much nation building runs the risk of extending too far the vision of the city on a hill?

we're basically talking about recruiting the most talented people in the world

President Bush has made an excellent choice in nominating Dr. Condoleezza Rice to be America's next Secretary of State.

We don't need an exit strategy in Iraq, we need a success strategy.

What came afterwards has been a series of miscalculations.

But perhaps we should think more about strategies for extending freedom and democracy in the world other than nation building.

How many American lives are we willing to sacrifice to do this?

How we ourselves live would then become our most persuasive claim to real leadership in a world filled with people hungry to know how to live their lives.

Our initial war in Iraq was a stunning success.

I think if people are watching this hearing, they would think that we've been in great disagreement about foreign policy ever since 9/11.

Now, this is truly a horrific fact, that is right.

Historically politics stopped at the water's edge, it ought to.

I choose to vote my concerns, not to overlook them.

I will work, I'll work with the administration, I'll reach out.

I regret to say that while we heard words sort of offering... I didn't see in the testimony an acknowledgment of the need for a fundamental bipartisan change.