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