"There is a need to break the on-again-off-again cycle of our military-to-military relationship,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"I think it takes an irritant off the table in the U.S.China relationship."

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

"I think in a year's time,you're going to see a much closer U.S.-Saudi relationship than you have now, and I think it's good that the president is stopping off,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.02