American can do better, and help is on the way.

Gender based violence anywhere is a threat to peace and security everywhere.

I supported Israel 100 percent as a senator for 28 years and I've supported it 100 percent as Secretary of State.

Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite element, which is about 12, 13 percent. And because of the choices Assad made, it's very difficult to see how you resolve this without buy-in from the Sunni world.

What remains unchanged is the principle, which is that we do not launch wars without overwelming reasons, and overwhelming alliances, and without overwhelming force.

Thank you very much for contacting me to express your support for the actions of President Bush in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. From the outset of the invasion, I have strongly and unequivocally supported President Bush's response to the crisis and the policy goals he has established with our military deployment in the Persian Gulf.

If we don't go far enough fast enough, the damage we inflict could take centuries to undo - if it can be undone at all.