But I don't think anybody would want to suggest that we would leave people with no humanitarian aid.

Our forces are in Korea to deter aggression from the North.

We have long supported North-South dialog as the key to peace and reunification of the peninsula.

Today marks the start of a new chapter in the history of Afghanistan.

Fair, free, and open world markets -- that's what we want; that's what we're working for; and in the end, that's what we are determined to get.

The commitment of the United States to the Afghan people will remain firm.

The United States has long been committed to a just settlement of this dispute based on the principles embodied in UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338.

There are no plans to reduce U.S. forces in Korea.

I don't think that is the informed opinion of the key leaders in Congress today.

H.R. 5 would make capital more costly in the United States, cutting into economic growth, productivity, new jobs, and triggering higher interest rates.

I believe it is in Korea's self-interest to work to preserve this system.

Vital business could be pushed offshore by H.R. 5 at the very time America is fighting to maintain its competitiveness.

The 'Ag' Department has a long, proud history, and each of you helps to continue that tradition.

Any man with 11 grandchildren is a cautious optimist by definition.

I am cautiously optimistic.

Our commitment, the commitment of the United States to the people there, will remain; and it will remain firm.

I think the Attorney General knows everything I know, and I think he's handled it very well.

We will relentlessly pursue negotiations to end subsidies that distort markets and that restrict trade.

As President, I want to work to level the playing field.

I would strongly oppose that.

I don't worry too much about divisions in NATO.

We support the Afghan efforts to fashion a stable, broadly based government, responsive to the needs of the Afghan people.

We expect to continue to be the world's leading economy.

I support these efforts.

This development marks an extraordinary triumph of spirit and will by the Afghan people, and we salute them for it.