Jimmy Carter: “He was an apostle and a symbol of hope.”

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

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.

The Israeli government has rejected all the key issues that are included in the road map for peace.

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.