"Today it is overwhelmingly civilians who suffer the casualties."
"the initiative of Senator Patrick J. Leahy to help Iraqi civilians injured in the conflict"
"There is an enormous number of disabled people in Vietnam, and this program alone is not going to be able to help them all."
"Well, look at yourself. You came here sweeping floors for, what, $2 an hour and have your own business and look what you have done to help people in Vietnam."
"When the United States invaded Iraq, we knew we would need a similar program there, especially as the civilian casualties began to add up and anger was felt toward the United States by the very people..."
"In 2003, at the urging of Senator Patrick J. Leahy, USAID's Afghanistan Transition Initiative was established."
"One of the key ingredients that we are seeing from our lessons learned so far, if you will, is that the pace that we can make progress toward sustainability..."
"the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program that you really have championed for so many years was the only program of a foreign government specifically helping victims of conflict."
"Not offering condolence payments can quickly destroy trust and breed animosity amongst the people against the U.S. military in places like Iraq."
"In some ways, the bad news is that it has been an evolutionary thing, and in some ways, that is the good news because in many areas it has improved."
"Let us hope. I think I am going to go back."