Afghanistan is the central front on terror.

There's a direct link between the energy problems that we're experiencing here at home and a lack of a coordinated policy in thinking about energy and climate change abroad.

We've got to prevent people from losing their homes.

I have acknowledged repeatedly that the fact that we put more troops in [Iraq] helped to quell the violence.

I can't imagine somebody who better captures the enthusiasm and the energy of France than your president.

I obviously am -- am very appreciative of President Sarkozy's long-standing commitment to strengthen the bilateral relationship between France and the United States.

We discussed Iraq, and I gave my impressions about the improved situation there.

I think it's starting to happen.

No, I don't believe in the U.S. apologizing. We've made some mistakes, as I said, I think the war in Iraq was a mistake. We didn't keep our eye on the ball in Afghanistan. But hindsight is 20/20.

I would point out that John McCain, after he won the nomination, met with all the leaders that I'm meeting with, that he's made speeches in Colombia and Canada and Mexico.

If we have more NATO troops in Afghanistan, then that's potentially fewer American troops over the long-term, which means that we're spending fewer billions of dollars, which means we can invest those billions of dollars in making sure…