William R. Richardson

Bill Richardson says he respects the general, but a pullout must begin. Staying in Iraq is unacceptable, irresponsible and dangerous.

This president wants a surge in the war in Iraq. I want a surge on the war on cancer.

Joe Biden -- you know, the only negative thing about Joe. We disagree on Iraq very strongly, on Darfur. But this man has devoted his whole life to public service. He's been a distinguished chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations…

The issue here, I believe, is instant background checks. Nobody who has a criminal background or is mentally ill should be able to get a weapon.

There's a big difference on Iraq between me and the Senators, and here's where it is. The lives of our young troops are more important than George Bush's legacy. This is where I stand. I believe we should bring all the troops home by the…

I would scrap it. It doesn't work. It is the law. It is not just an unfunded mandate, but the one-size-fits-all doesn't work.

What I think is achievable is full civil unions with full marriage rights. I would also press for you a hate crimes act in the Congress.

The answer here is caring about Africa. The answer here is not just thinking of our strategic interests as a country as oil and Europe and the Middle East. It should be Africa, Asia and Latin America doing something about poverty, about…

I would level with you. I would do what is achievable. What I think is achievable is full civil unions with full marriage rights.

We need to have same-day registration. We need to have an effort to get the Republican Party to stop suppressing minority voters. And, lastly, a verifiable paper trail with optical scanners is going to improve turnout, democracy, and it's…

As first day as president, I would shut down Guantanamo. I would shut down Abu Ghraib and secret prisons.

I would not support legislation that divided families; I would not support legislation that builds a wall, a Berlin-type wall, between two countries, the way the bill in the Congress exists today.

I believe that it's a civil war. I believe that there is sectarian conflict already. There is enormous turmoil. Seven Americans died today.

The key is diplomacy. The key is bringing people together. The key is not doing things alone as we have before.

We have to recognize that no fence ever built has stopped history. And a border fence won't either. If you build a 10-foot fence, someone will use an 11-foot ladder.

Whether it will be willful ignorance or an ignorant will, we are left with the ravages of an administration that will take years to rectify.

I think the American people want candor. They don't want blow-dried candidates with perfection.

This is vetoing the will of the American people.

So what if it's risky? It's the right thing to do.

Well, it says that, if you negotiate with the United States -- now, I wish the United States would negotiate with Iran and with Syria and with others -- that you might get a decent deal.

It's a good thing. It's a good, important first step, because what it basically means is that North Korea will not be able to harvest any new plutonium for nuclear weapons.

Look, I'm an insurgent candidate. You've got to do things differently. I'm also positive. You know, politicians take themselves too seriously. I am trying to get over the fact that this should be an election not necessarily based on…

Having direct talks is not a concession. Having direct talks is -- you can deliver a very tough message by having direct talks.

Let's focus on a major crisis which is occurring in the Korean Peninsula. They're detonating nuclear weapons. They're shooting missiles. And there's no diplomacy.

Well, that is so absurd. But we shouldn't concentrate on the blame game. The reality is, is, had we not had the agreed framework with North Korea on nuclear weapons, they would maybe have 50 nuclear weapons today.