If there is any nation in the world that needs nation-building right now, it's the United States of America.

I think my major concern is how we define our strategic objectives in Afghanistan and how that matches up with what we are able to actually accomplish in a cost-benefit way.

International terrorism and guerilla warfare in general is intrinsically mobile.

I believe there is a role here that China could play if they would step up to the mat.

You can pretty well fight international terrorism without remaking an entire societal structure. Wouldn't you agree?

I don't believe we could find a more credible or more capable leader.

I would like to begin by joining you in the condolences that you expressed.

I hope we can work with you on that because we are going to come up with some suggestions as to how we can implement the intentions of this policy but in a way that our friends and people whose governmental systems are pretty stable can…

I just find that extremely odd.

I think that we need to fix the law so that we measure the right things as we put these policies forward because it is causing a great deal of resentment among people who are otherwise our close friends.

That disturbs me in terms of precedent.

I find it really troubling, and particularly now 2 months later, that a unilateral decision by a President of the United States... could set a very disturbing precedent for how decisions are made for the use of force.