We passed law that encouraged consumption through different purchasing habits like, you know, hybrid vehicles. You buy hybrid, you get a tax credit. We've encouraged the spread of ethanol as an alternative to crude oil. We have asked for Congress to pass regulatory relief so we can build more refineries to increase the supply of gasoline, hopefully taking the pressure off of price. And so the strategy is to recognize that dependency upon crude oil, in a global market, affects us economically here at home. And, therefore, we need to diversify away as quickly as possible.

That's Washington. That's the place where you find people getting ready to jump out of the foxholes before the first shot is fired.

Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me.

Our two nations have a lot in common, when you think about it. We were both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands. We both have built vibrant democracies. Both our countries are founded on certain basic beliefs, that there is an Almighty God who watches over the affairs of men and values every life. These ties have made us natural allies, and these ties will never be broken.

It is written that adversity introduces us to ourselves.

I believe we owe it to our children and grandchildren to stay engaged and to help spread liberty and to help reformers.

You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.