Herzog said Israel does not know what Hamas's demands are and therefore "it would be appropriate to keep expectations realistic."

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

"How can we possibly assign powers to a systemic regulator if we have not fully examined the appropriate roles for the existing regulators?

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

He says it is not,however, appropriate to talk about whether a ransom payment was made.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

But they say it sends an appropriate signal that says the U.S.will not give up, and at the same time the troops will not stay in the region a day more than they must.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

"I don't think anything there was a surprise. What the assessment says is basically, things are catastrophically bad in Afghanistan, which is,I'd say, objectively true, but that things are not unsalvageable, that we can turn this around as long as we stay dedicated to the appropriate strategy and fully resource that strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22