"Public support will be strongest for emissions-cutting measures that are seen as contributing to additional U.S. economic or national security priorities."
"I believe we need much broader agreement on how we structure our response and what sacrifices will have to be made by the American people."
"The fortitude I saw in Israel on that position was very, very strong, and I wish you luck in that regard."
"They have got to be right on that."
"I hope your optimism plays out. But, you know, we wanted--we Americans love elections, and we had an election over there, and it didn't come out exactly the way we wanted it."
"You just don't have the country itself having the willpower, the political willpower, to join us in that."
"I'm really concerned about Afghanistan."
"I'd like to see an end game, but I don't know who's smart enough to develop an end game for us in that country."
"I've got to tell you, I was--I have been stunned by the lack of progress in Afghanistan."
"To me, trying to say, 'Well, we don't want any corruption in the country' is kind of like telling the Mafia..."
"I think it is one of our central interests here to help Israel."