We . . . recognize that an African-led, multinational force, supported by the international community, may be necessary to assist the Malians to dislodge extremists from the north.
But the suggestion that we should have an area the size of Texas controlled by terrorists who are engaged in drug traffi...
the United States can be of help to hopefully bring about free and fair elections in 2013
The proximate cause of the coup in many ways was a series of military defeats, and the capacity of the Malian Armed Forc...
The north must be included because we believe that, aside from the AQIM threat, there is a legitimate concern that peopl...
I think it has to be rooted in democracy and social justice and good governance inside every African country.
The United States firmly believes that Mali's interim leaders must continue preparations in earnest to hold elections in...
I urge the United States to press for a strong human rights component within this military intervention.
Mali is a country in crisis, and when one looks at the human development index, Mali is a country that ranks in the bott...
Can we afford to wait what may well be a year for planning, training, assembly of a regional force for the completion of...
We should not hold the continued movement toward democracy hostage to the success of the military operations.