"It has been really discouraging to me that so many nations in the world with which we have so much business on the table right now have had vacancies in their ambassadorial posts, largely due to process issues here in the Senate that we ought to be able to resolve."
"we kind of have to recognize that we have a big opportunity and if they set aside some precedent and do not feel bound by it then we should also approach it in a new way and not just based on past exp..."
"Yes. They are very capable of bogging it down."
"Counterterrorism cooperation, the Mumbai attack, the presence of LET and the continued concerns about what their designs might be."
"I think this particular vacancy gives the administration an opportunity to name someone that right away communicates a level of seriousness about the future of the relationship."
"The bureaucracies are not capable of managing the relationship."
"I think there is a lot of potential."
"The United States, between the government and private sector, has already invested nearly $300 million in risk reduction activities related to advanced oxygen rich staged combustion technology."
"As prisoners of war, when the war is over, international law suggests that these individuals would have to be released."
"I have some concerns about the Bergdahl situation, largely about the notice to Congress."
"We wanted him back because we bring our people home."