Jim Webb: “We have to get a transition going, so that we can have a smooth process from the George Allen people into ours.”

If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.

Yesterday was a really incredible day. And I have said many times that that came about, in my view, largely because of the courage of two people.

I am committed to trying to make this policy work, at the same time to reduce the frictions that are causing it problems.

Senator Webb, your efforts with respect to Burma have played an essential role in this regard.