"We have. That's correct and that was why OPEC declared that Ethiopia was now no longer eligible for OPEC loan guarantees."
"Those who lost the election stayed in power. Those who won the elections ended up in jail."
"If indeed the cost of this mission is repaid to us from those who benefit from it, then this type of mission, helping others fight against evil forces in the world is justified."
"In the end, it is my understanding that the arbiters actually decided at least for a major part of that in Eritrea's favor."
"not even having a cost estimate for us coming before Congress"
"The cost is really an important factor because the United States can't afford to pay the price to win everyone else's freedom in the world."
"I happen to believe that missions like this are positive and can play a positive role and a positive strategy in post-Cold War strategy should be helping other people fight for their freedom."
"Let me just state for the record, even though we have questions that are pointed questions, that should not necessarily indicate whether we support or oppose this particular mission."
"We should have responded with a very tough reaction the minute we found out that Iran was providing these weapons."
"It is the Mullah regime who are terrorists, not the MEK."
"How do we expect to get anywhere in this world when we treat our friends who believe in democracy as if they are enemies?"