America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.

And in this community, as in all others, the Golden Rule still applies - we must be act toward other nations as we would have them act towards America.

In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.

America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.

I'm concerned the clock is ticking, and the danger to the American people is still very present.

We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy.

But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.