Hillary Clinton

The negotiations that would be part of any Afghan-led peace process would have to include the Quetta Shura.

You don't make peace with your friends.

We think that it is very important to begin to focus on the challenges and the opportunities that Asia presents.

I think everyone agrees that the Haqqani network has safe havens inside Pakistan.

Corruption remains a fundamental challenge, not only in Afghanistan, but frankly, around the world.

I think that the drawdown of troops in Iraq represents a very large net savings to the American taxpayers.

Much of the future of the 21st century is going to be written in Asia and the United States must be a resident power militarily, politically and economically.

There is no solution in the region without Pakistan and no stable future in the region without a partnership.

I really want to underscore the point that Congressman Berman made, which is really that we want to move from aid to trade.

I thank Congressman Berman for raising that.

Unconfirmed reports about Gadhafi being captured.

She's meeting with President Hamid Karzai to discuss America's commitment there along with Afghanistan's relationship with Pakistan.

We should be defined by what we're for, not what we're against.

The violence must stop, and [Assad] needs to step aside.

Every few decades, the cycle repeats and it would be easy to throw up our hands and blame it all on forces beyond our control. But this cycle is not inevitable. The food shortages may be triggered by drought. They are not caused by drought.

Every few decades the cycle repeats and it would be easy to throw up our hands and blame it all on forces beyond our control but this cycle is not inevitable. The food shortages may be triggered by drought. They are not caused by drought…

Secretary of State Clinton demanded that President Assad stop the slaughter now.

From our perspective, he has lost legitimacy.

The United States engagement in Libya followed the administration's strategy of 'using the combined assets of diplomacy, development, and defense to protect our interests and advance our values.'

The term 'hostilities' was vague but they declined to give it more concrete meaning

The President has constitutional authority, long recognized, to direct the use of force to serve important national interests

The taxation of foreign contractors operating in Afghanistan, as in most countries, is a complex issue.

I think it is absolutely fair to say that it is working.

I have the highest regard for every member of this committee and I know that every single man and woman wants to do what's best for America.

I think it's a matter of how we measure the success we are seeking in Afghanistan. I do believe it is possible to construct a political and diplomatic resolution.