05/07/2009
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"We will continue to lead international development, global health, democracy and good governance, and humanitarian efforts."
"I think this budget will cost influence, we're going to lose influence, it's going to put lives at risk."
"Even after all those reforms, you just need more soldiers out there in the fight."
"We cannot sit on the sidelines and watch the State Department be seen as retreating at a time when we need more soft power, not less."