Jimmy Carter: “I hereby exempt Roy T. Sessums from mandatory retirement until October 1, 1978.”

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

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.

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.