Nepal is fighting a Maoist rebellion, and Nepal is an example, again, of a democracy, and the United States is committed to helping Nepal.

The United States doesn't understand the reasons for an apology, ... Our airplanes were operating in international air space and the United States did nothing wrong.

You gotta understand -- the state of Mississippi was in rebellion. It had rebelled against the United States, ... Now that has been a very difficult story for America to tell, but that's what actually happened.

a time honored part of American tradition and the president fully understands it. It's the strength of our democracy.

The president is concerned about any sales by Russia to Iran of any missiles and the United States has made its concerns known.

When President Bush's father was in office, an almost identical scenario faced the United States. There was fighting by rebel forces trying to overthrow then-President Samuel Doe. U.S. ships were off the coast of Monrovia, they were evacuating Americans and Europeans, but refusing to intervene with a humanitarian force aimed at making peace.