It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going to do,

I'm not saying it's not going to happen or it is going to happen, ... There are implications for every decision, and we need to talk about how we want to do this and make sure we're thinking of the total process.

Our forecast shows that it's not going to happen in any month in 2006.

I think it's strange that such a pragmatic country ... is reacting this way to a perfectly serious and responsible decision by the Venezuelan government.

Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

We have intelligence reports that some of them are CIA, ... The president's decision was based on reports that their actions create situations that compromise the country's sovereignty.