I think that any sectarian definition of those who get preference--in other words, saving Iraqi Christians because they're Iraqi Christians--would be a very big mistake.

Well, thank you. And I wanted to--I know we have to conclude, but--wanted to get your sense of how we're doing with regard to resettlement of Iraqi refugees, in general, but, in particular, whether or not we're doing enough to resettle…

I think that we should think of it, still, as a transition for Iraq, and eventually our diplomatic posture in Iraq may look different.

The Provincial Reconstruction Teams--as our troop presence is diminished and as we drawdown, I'd ask you whether or not you think the PRT's role has to be augmented because of that.

We can obliterate obesity, too, but we have to have some standards that are ranked right up there with air and water and immunization.

So, according to what you're saying, the number outside of Iraq is too high, possibly--the 2 million.

the amount that has been pledged, $160 million recently, is not so greatly different than what it was in the last couple of fiscal years.

I am a great believer that every child is born with a bright light inside them which represents, of course, their potential.

I have a real concern about guidelines not being enough.

That's a big number.

One question that I have had, and others have had, is what's happening at the senior levels of the government.

I want to see it in the context of the United States remaining engaged in Iraq, at least for some period, until Iraq achieves stability.

Training becomes the priority.

The United States is directly responsible for the displacement of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Iraqis.

I wanted to move to the security issue, which each of you have mentioned more than once, I think.

I think it's--look, and I think this is an important point and sometimes at hearings we don't have the record very clear.

The hearing of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian and Central Asian Affairs will now come to order.

Well, I am running out of time. I just will put one commercial in for a subcommittee hearing we are having at the end of the month on Iraqi refugees on March 31.

Guidelines are great if people are adopting them and implementing them.

this isn't just about Iraqi refugees, it's about how our country's policy will be carried out in Iraq.

this is an issue that has not received near enough attention here in Washington.

we have a both a moral and a security interest in ensuring the safety and welfare of Iraqi refugees and IDPs.

I guess the volume, too, is a problem, huh?

We have to help them to help themselves. It is not up to us to develop a system of government.

I really worry that we are--we could be headed down the same path unless we are careful.