Hillary Clinton

I think that our assessment now is that we have to get to a level of stability.

I agree with that, Senator, and we have said, and it was adopted by our NATO ISAF allies at Lisbon, that the withdrawing of combat troops under this mission will be completed in 2014.

I think starting the transition in July 2011 put the Afghans on notice.

We are in an information war. And we are losing that war.

I agree with you, Walter Isakson is an excellent choice.

We plan to use those funds to support an array of efforts that are under way by Egyptians themselves to prepare for constitutional amendments, for free and fair elections, for setting up political parties, to support civil society groups…

We will be cutting back on our support for global health, in particular, support through the PEPFAR Project.

It's just stunning. People think it's a huge amount, and they're shocked when they hear that it's just over 1 percent.

The intolerance toward minorities, particularly religious minorities, that we are seeing, not only in Pakistan, but elsewhere in the region, the attack on Christians in Iraq, the attack on the Copts in Egypt, the attack on minority Islam…

I was shocked and outraged by the assassination, reportedly by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, of Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti.

This is a source of strength, a point of pride, and a great opportunity for the American people.

We saved money in the short term when we walked away from Afghanistan after the cold war. But those savings came at an unspeakable cost--one we are still paying, 10 years later, in money and lives.

Our progress is significant, but our work is ongoing.

These missions are vital to our national security, and now would be the wrong time to pull back.

The American people today are justifiably concerned about our national debt, but they also want responsible investments in our future.

We have joined the Libyan people in demanding that Qaddafi must go--now, without further violence or delay.

As Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen, and General Petraeus have all emphasized to the Congress time and again, we need a fully engaged and fully funded national security team.

The 16-percent cut for State and USAID that passed the House last month would be devastating to our national security.

Thank you so much, Senator Lugar, for your constant, constant pointing out that this is in America's interest as well as the world's interest.

Now would be absolutely the wrong time to pull back.

I understand and agree that the American people are rightly and justifiably concerned about our national debt, about our economy, and about unemployment.

The stakes are high.

We are taking no option off the table so long as the Libyan Government continues to turn its guns on its own people.

Colonel Qaddafi must go now, without further violence and bloodshed.

The importance of that success has been magnified by the current crisis.