01/12/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"I disagree. Yes, the conventional paradigms have shifted. But America's success has never been solely a function of our power; it has always been inspired by our values."
"We are not taking any option off the table at all, but we will pursue a new, perhaps different, approach"
"It is going to be United States policy to pursue diplomacy, with all of its multitudinous tools, to do everything we can to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear-weapons state."
"The President-elect has been very clear that it is unacceptable; and that is our premise, and that is what we are going to be basing our actions on."