If the regime were allowed to pursue any sort of enrichment-related activity on its own soil it could use the technology developed in a clandestine way to develop nuclear weapons.

If the regime were allowed to pursue any sort of enrichment-related activity on its own soil it could use the technology developed in a clandestine way to develop nuclear weapons. That is simply not acceptable given the regime's history and its continued defiance.

We've made it very clear that Iran must not be allowed to engage in any enrichment and processing activity within its own territories.

Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their opinions. And so I reject that.

This transaction was closely scrutinized. The safeguards are in place and the president believes it should be allowed to move forward. We also recognize that members of Congress want some additional information and we are glad to provide them with that information.

It's unrelenting in its activity.