Jimmy Carter: “I am withholding my approval of S. 1503.”

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

I would prefer a much more rapid withdrawal myself and I don't know what the, you know, what the recommendation will be until I see the written report.

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.

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.