You've got to deploy serious political assets around a plan [in Darfur]. And the George W.] Bush administration has never had a plan. Ever. The Europeans don't want to do anything, saying, "The Americans are in charge of that." And in fact the Americans are in charge of naming it and bringing these resolutions every few weeks to the Security Council.

'Acting as if...' I decided, ridiculously in retrospect, that my experience covering women's volleyball for my college newspaper was sufficient for me to at least try to become a war correspondent.

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.

I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.

We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.