Jimmy Carter: “the principle of the rule of law, vital to the whole world community, is at stake in this crisis.”

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitment by the world community including the controversial nations of Syria and Iran.

I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis.