"This country is sick of war and does not want to be sucked into another one."
"But let me ask you two questions. One is in making that recommendation to the United States Government..."
"Well, you know, they say sunshine is the best disinfectant, and I think I concur with the chairman's."
"I mean, it is very clear that the United States' prestige and engagement around the world were badly damaged by 8 years of the previous administration."
"It seems to me that the United States must speak out about that to--and without doing something ham-handed, try to offer its protection to those minority communities."
"I remember when you testified, Ambassador Yamamoto, in 2006, you talked about being at a crossroads and the hopes for change."
"I think the frustration being expressed here is that it has now been 12 years since the tragedy of 9/11 and we seem not to have resolved this problem."
"We don't want you to die, Mr. Chairman, but we certainly want to take over, and I do make that pledge."
"Given his pedigree, he's been referred to as a moderate, but he certainly has impeccable credentials from the revolutionary point of view."
"it is implicitly an acknowledgement that we are not doing it and can't do it."
"I have long believed that the U.S.-Egyptian relationship... is a critical one in the Middle East."