The administration's priorities in Iraq include supporting a unified federal democratic Iraq, fighting AQI and supporting human rights.

my understanding of the President's goal was to shift from a military mission to an assistance mission in Afghanistan.

On the whole, Iraqis take the approach that they are a sovereign democratic nation, that they are independent of Iran.

I think that is a widely shared belief or point of view.

I understand our goals, but we have an administration in Afghanistan that undoubtedly is significantly corrupt.

The United States has a clear interest in supporting a stable, sovereign, and democratic Pakistan at peace with itself and with its neighbors.

I look forward, if confirmed by the Senate, to working closely with you to advance America's interests in Pakistan.

As Secretary Clinton has said, our relationship with Pakistan is not always an easy one, but it is important for both of our nations.

I have to see the movement toward those elements, and I cannot continue at a time in which we face such enormous challenges here at home to vote for billions of dollars that at the end of the day do not lead toward a more open…

Instability in Pakistan would undermine what we are trying to achieve in the region.

it's incongruous to provide enormous sums to the Pakistan military via the coalition support funds unless we're certain that the Pakistanis are committed to locate, disrupt, and dismantle terrorist threats inside of their border.