retrospective rewriting of the history.

Countries like Iran threaten the effectiveness of the global [nuclear] non-proliferation regime.

overwhelmed your respect for the truth.

The sole purpose of this trip is to express support for the Lebanese people and for the Lebanese government as they try to recover fully their sovereignty and they continue their efforts to reform.

The hiring of locally engaged staff (LES) has been a slow, cumbersome and sometimes fruitless process at Mission Iraq, … Due to the security situation and a lack of a well-established national security structure, performing...

He comes to this as the strongest political figure really ever … since the liberation of Iraq. He comes with both the imprimatur of the Iraqi people and … the mandate to form a unified...

Human trafficking is nothing less than a modern form of slavery,

[What the referendum] will certainly help to do is to broaden the base of the political process, those who are casting their lot with the political process, which means those who are either sitting on...

The United States will actively confront the policies of this Iranian regime, and at the same time we are going to work to support the aspirations of the Iranian people for freedom in their own...

He talked… about the cases of these American citizens and permanent residents and the importance of transparency, the importance of humanitarian considerations,

The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity – and an obligation – to help them turn this desire into reality.

Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq’s people and neighbors.

a tremendous fighter and a tremendous ally in the war on terrorism.

I will say this, the longer that this goes on, however, the more damage that will be done to the U.S.-China relationship, whether we want it to or not,

There simply isn’t a case that this is a peace-loving man who wants to be left alone, … Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer.

The proof, so to speak, will be in the pudding,

a man of dignity, honor and integrity, who devoted his life to bringing peace to Sri Lanka.

These are all the basics of democracy.

The president has always said that when he thought he could give a little impetus to what is going to be a very long and difficult process, he would do so. The president believes that...

The French plan, which would somehow try to transfer sovereignty to an unelected group of people, just isn’t workable.

This is really democracy at work in Iraq, … And given where they were just a few years ago, having lived in tyranny for all those decades, this is an extraordinary achievement.

It’s wonderful to see you.

a stable and prosperous Iraq is going to be the centerpiece of a more stable Middle East.

made more heinous in that they deliberately targeted innocent civilians preparing for holiday celebrations.

I believe they are going to finish this, … We are confident that they will complete this process and continue on the path toward elections for a permanent government at the end of the year.

all in the same place right now.

[Neighboring India called the assassination a] terrorist crime. … a vicious act of terror.

A lot is being done to bring additional protective measures, particularly the critical infrastructure locations around the United States, … There is a very active … program of coordination on this particular period of time...

The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.

If we quit now, we will abandon Iraq’s democrats at the time of greatest need,

The Sunnis are joining the base of this broad political process. That will ultimately undo this insurgency. But of course, they can still pull off violent and spectacular attacks.

We’ve always said that we were not going to have a cookie-cutter approach,

The United States condemns the terrorist bombings in Bali that claimed innocent lives and injured many more. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims, and we wish a speedy recovery to...

There’s no doubt that it’s still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed...

We’re going to stand firm for the principle that religious freedom and freedom of religious conscience need to be upheld, and we are hoping for a favorable resolution in this case.

[The White House condemned the strikes as a] a heinous act of terror … great tragedy.

This is also of a war of will and mind. It is a war in which information may be the most important asset that we have. So we’re asking a lot of countries to help...

If those political conditions can come into place, then perhaps we can move forward.

Our task now is to build on the momentum of that withdrawal.

To succeed in this war we must effectively explain our policies and fundamental values to people around the world,

open political space for all members of Iraqi society who reject violence.

Most people assume on the ground that it probably has passed,

Frankly, one of the problems that we face is that you have a bit of a relationship, or quite a relationship, between Cuba and Venezuela . . . which I think is a particular danger...

Charles Taylor is out of Liberia , he is through raping and pillaging his country and the Liberian people are trying to look forward. I really think we owe it to them to look forward...

We really want to be ready to hit the ground running with this new government when it’s ready to go.

Peter Jennings represented all that was best in journalism and public service. His reporting was a guide to all of us who aspire to better the world around us.

I am certainly not worried about the rise of left-of-center governments,

National Security Council task force.

Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather than calling for Iraq to immediately comply, it plays into the hands of Saddam Hussein.

This is going to be a Palestinian process, and I think we have to give the Palestinians some room for the evolution of their political process,