Jimmy Carter: “A just society is one in which every individual is treated with fairness and respect.”

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.

All of us must learn to waste less energy.

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.

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.