The purpose of Plan Columbia was to deal with the increased cultivation and illegal activity associated with that cultivation concerning narco trafficking in Columbia.

The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium.

The precondition to freedom is security.

The Navy has a custom-if a ship runs aground, the captain is relieved regardless of who is responsible. That's how Abu Ghraib should be handled.

Let's be cautious about dreaming up extreme scenarios. The situation in Iraq is still salvageable.

The purpose of Plan Columbia was to deal with the increased cultivation and illegal activity associated with that cultivation concerning narco trafficking in Columbia.

You can't succeed in beating the insurgents unless you can convince the people that they can be protected.