The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

One always wonders about roads not taken.

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.

It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question.

I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only about 350 people. I lived there until I was 13. It was a marvelous advantage to grow up in a small town where you knew everybody.

It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.