Dick Lugar

It is still going to be the United States that defends Israel, and therefore they'll need to accept that.

there are internal drivers that mean it's critical that these peace talks happen, that they make progress, and that we have success.

Somebody has to worry about this. If they don't, then we're in trouble.

The challenge for the administration is to devise a strategy that strives for our traditional goals but in a radically transformed environment.

the pursuit of peace in the Middle East is not a favor that we do for the parties in the region, but is an imperative of our national interests.

The United States continues to support a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement that would address Israel's security concerns and satisfy Palestinian aspirations for statehood.

Today I would like to highlight the important work of a component of the LOC that is less known to colleagues, and that is its operation in Southeast Asia. The work of this regional operation immensely contributes to U.S. understanding of…

I rise to recognize the important progress made by the people of Ukraine in the establishment of democratic institutions following the presidential runoff election on February 7, 2010. Voters recently elected Viktor Yanukovych as President…

It is challenging, as you say, but it is critical in terms of maintaining the confidence of the American people in appropriations of this size with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

As Senator Lugar said, we have to show results.

How is the financing of this undertaking going? And what comments can you make regarding the need for the new $1 billion building, as well as this dispute over the value-added tax?

This is going to be an area of huge contention, and there is a need to have some structure in place where American interests can come to the fore.

Surely the idea that the new Ukrainian President is going to Europe first and to Russia second was a significant statement.

Our Nation is also attempting to address a national debt situation that limits our policy options.

Our discussion of the foreign affairs budget comes at a time of great domestic economic stress.

Let me ask a final question, this one regarding the budget for Pakistan.

We should start with the recognition that secure international conditions are inherently fragile.

the goal of a nuclear weapons free world is off in the distance.

the policy statement that you gave in your speech at the Newseum on Internet security and cyber security was just tremendously important.

The Lugar-Casey bill has passed out of our committee, and I think it has broad support in the Congress as a whole.

I would just encourage you, as we go through foreign assistance reform, to make sure that we have strong accountability built into the programs.

This offers an opportunity, frankly, to do some things that people have talked about for decades in Haiti.

We're so concerned we're prepared even to move back to Haiti temporarily in fairly large numbers for a while to try to bring some relief to the process.

Haiti has been a failed state.

Immediate action by the United States to provide emergency assistance to Haiti was clearly warranted.