Supporting human rights provides lasting security that cannot be purchased in any other way.
It is a great honor to be in Tokyo, the first stop on my first visit to Asia as President of the United States.
I am confident that justice will be done, and I will insist that the full story be told.
I won't settle for anything less.
I want everyone to know, and I want everybody in America to know, that we have a stake in the future of this region.
This respect cannot be earned through belligerence.
Throughout my trip and throughout my Presidency, I intend to make clear that the United States is a Pacific nation.
success in Afghanistan depends on having a true partner in the Afghan government.
this is clearly something that the president still does not feel satisfied that he has a working partner in Hamid Karzai...
I want also an exit strategy here to work with.
the timelines and the mounting questions over the credibility of the Afghan government.