Imposing Democracy Through Force Is A Roll

I Would Not Trade America's Position In The World - Our Ledger, Our Debts And Assets - For Any Country In The World. There Isn't A Country In The World Even Close To America.

And This - This Board Was - Was Impanelled In 1951. And It's Gone Through Ups And Downs In How The Secretaries Have Used It. But I Have Put A Premium On That Advisory Board.

And I Want Every One Of You, Every One Of Us, 100 Senators To Look In That Camera, And You Tell Your People Back Home What You Think. Don't Hide Anymore; None Of Us. That Is The Essence Of Our Responsibility. And If We're Not Willing To Do It, We're Not Worthy To Be Seated Right Here. We Fail Our Country. If We Don't Debate This, If We Don't Debate This, We Are Not Worthy Of Our Country. We Fail Our Country.

The Recent Wave Of Taliban Attacks Has Made Clear That The International Community Must Not Waiver In Its Support For A Stable, Secure And Prosperous Afghanistan.

This Is A Complicated Time To Govern In The World Today Because Of So Much Going On And It's Coming At Us At Such An Unprecedented Rate.