The Afghan Government and people need to demonstrate a sense of urgency and commitment to succeed in building a lasting peace in Afghanistan.

Success in Kandahar will be more likely with Afghan troops in the lead.

I look forward to working with my Senate colleagues to pass this legislation so that we can preserve this site for future visitors.

I do not see how our government can allow any new deep-water wells to be permitted and drilled.

You did not tell them you thought it was a shi**y deal?

Well, is that what you mean by reverse, that the person that comes in--is that what is meant by that term?

There is a necessity that we take some regulatory steps in the conflict of interest area.

business has taken proactive steps to position the firm strategically in the ensuing mortgage credit and liquidity crisis.

They think you are fiduciaries, and then...

If we can understand this piece of the puzzle, we will be in a much better position to craft responsible legislation.

And your own person said they are too smart to buy this kind of junk.

I don't think that is the vision that most Americans have of how this Nation and its economy should function.

I am just calling it in an inhuman context.

That is why we have got to do some regulation and reregulation.

If it is not unmanageable for you, it is kind of disgraceful from the taxpayers' point of view that you end up with taxpayers' money which we don't owe you.

The short positions that they were taking during that year were the major contribution to that, is that correct?

You don't know whether TARP funds that went to AIG then came through to you?

You said what your investments were in November 2006 and what your investments--this is on the long side now--of August 2007.

You had a changing view of the market.

You ought to have plenty of regrets. I do not think that you are willing to acknowledge them, but you ought to have them.

I know the because, but you put a huge amount of value at risk to go short in that market.

But the facts still are that you got $2.5 billion of taxpayers' money on a private deal.

Do you think if your people think something is a piece of crap and go out and sell that, and then your company bets against it, do you think that deserves your trust?

You want to be trusted. I am glad you want to be trusted, but I think you can understand why there are a lot of folks who have some real doubts...

These credit default swaps that you engaged in, these synthetics, in my judgment and I think most people's judgment, do not serve a social purpose.