"Without congressional pressure, I am sure the Haqqanis would have been under permanent review, further shortchanging our efforts against it."
"We should no longer kowtow to Islamabad when they tell us that the Voice of America should broadcast only in Urdu."
"the Haqqani network has been more important to the development and sustainment of al-Qaeda and the global jihad than any other single actor or group."
"It would be impossible to negotiate any kind of an arrangement for Afghanistan with the Haqqanis that wouldn't end up being an embarrassment and a threat frankly to the United States long term."
"So my question to the witnesses here is what happened to the political will to shut down these particular schools?"
"I think our personnel were wise enough to see that that was happening."
"That was clever, and it was quick."
"I think Mr. Coffee has had some insights, some key insights, and I think over the years, some of these insights have been included in legislation."
"The worst possible outcome is that Assad uses these against his people, but perhaps just as dangerous he sells them to Hezbollah or Iran."
"I think there are several possible scenarios here, but one is that Assad loses control over his chemical weapons."
"It is so critical that we are able to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons now."