The sensitivity [to the United States] is going to be highest for equity markets and lowest for currencies, but even then you're going to get some sort of divergence happening.

The very fact that this kind of climate can exist in the capital of the United States is unacceptable.

Iraqis were able to vote right here in the United States, so why can't we do it?

We have all been saddened by the tragedy still unfolding in the United States,

Obviously, the United States we don't need another hurricane, ... It certainly could have an impact on the production and the refineries that are up and running today and it certainly would have an impact on the recovery.

We are going to keep doing it until the equity of it appeals to a president of the United States.