Marco Rubio: “We in the United States want to see them thrive as independent states, and we want to partner with them as they do so.”

The only culture, the only civilization in the world today who seems apologetic about its history and its achievements is the West.

When your national interests and our national interests are aligned – and they are, in so many areas – when what’s good for America is also good for you and vice versa, that is the foundation of these partnerships and these opportunities…

We respect the fact that your government will always put the national interest of your people and your nation first.

I hope they’ve learned that lesson. It seems like they now are, but it takes time now to reverse-engineer 20 years of both this green hyperbole in terms of believing they’re going to go completely green.