In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change.

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.

When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.

Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.

In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes - a virtuous cycle of change.

Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.