any straight-thinking American, any straight-thinking citizen of the world.

We're isolating ourselves in the world ... And I think that the leadership of the Pentagon has done that in many ways to us, ... This issue of a secretary of defense not personally signing these letters is just astounding.

We lose credibility in the face of the world when we say things like, 'Well, don't forget, what happened to Iraq could happen to you, Iran,'

Any recommendations regarding climate policy must meet the demands of economic growth and development, especially in the developing world.

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

When I came to the Senate in 1997, the world was being redefined by forces no single country controlled or understood. The implosion of the Soviet Union and a historic diffusion of economic and geopolitical power created new influences and established new global power centers - and new threats.