No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

VOA: special.2010.02.06

"There are many bad men around the world who run countries and we do not topple them.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

"The reports and images that we have seen of collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes,and men and women carrying their injured neighbors through the streets are truly heart-wrenching,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

"Iraq has known many challenges. And in the past several weeks we have seen that there are still those who would kill innocent men, women and children to deny the Iraqi people the future they deserve.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08