Sanctions were put in before, it's not clear they're being adhered to, ... The question (is) whether we should do something else in that area in terms of arms into the country.

My instructions and my intentions are very clear: which is to move as far and as fast as we can during the month of February.

I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives.

The notion that ... we have dumped a whole bunch of new changes out is simply not correct,

We certainly are hoping for unanimity among the five permanent members. But unanimity or not, we are prepared to move forward.

I made that declaration and I didn't question it. It was clear to me what I wanted to be. My dad said there was no money in that, but that's what I wanted to do ... Thank God my mom said I could be whatever I wanted. I listened to her because that made sense.