03/31/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"There was still political resistance that we could see expressed, whether it was through rock bands, political parties, demonstrations."
"The spread of democracy is the only proven remedy for nearly every crisis that plagues the world today."
"Vladimir Putin at this point has amassed more power in his hands than any leader in Moscow since Stalin in the '50s."
"You may think Syrians are condemned to an unpleasant choice between Bashar Al-Assad and the jihadists."