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" Two presidents pursued human rights policies that were serious and effective: Reagan and George W. Bush. They understood that American support for human rights activists is a moral imperative for us and also makes the world safer for us. "

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" Israel bombed the Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007. What the Syrians did in response, nothing. Israel has killed a number of terrorist leaders in Syria. Response? Nothing. "

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" Harry Truman, who was a Bible-believing Christian Zionist, defied the secretary of state he so admired, George C. Marshall, and won a place in Israel's history by recognizing the new state 11 minutes after it declared its independence in 1948. "

" The devastation of the ancient Christian community in Iraq is well known. "

" I personally would not talk to a Jew for Jesus. "

" For many societies, the journey to modernity has been painful and costly. "

" The intersection of religion and world politics has often been a bloody crossroads. "

" Four years is a long time in politics. "

" The Arab view that someone should bomb Iran and stop it from developing nuclear weapons is familiar to anyone who meets privately with Arab leaders, especially in the Gulf. "

" For decades, the Arab states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature. While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe, these nations were left behind, their 'freedom deficit' signaling the political underdevelopment that accompanied many other economic and social maladies. "

" If a Jewish group sat down with a Christian conservative group, and there was a so-called Messianic Jew at the table, that would be the end of the meeting. "

" There's been an Israeli position, which is 'We love Mubarak,' that permeates their whole society, the political class. That certainly differs from many of us in the pro-Israel camp in the United States. "

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" Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it. "

" Mass killing has very clearly not been eliminated, nor has the 'international community' developed a response that will avert it or bring it to a quick end. "

" The U.S. has the power to block all anti-Israel moves in the Security Council, not just some of them, and to do so without agreeing to unfair, damaging compromises. "

" Does anyone believe that Kofi Annan scares Bashar Assad? "

" Denmark has long been regarded as one of the world's most attractive nations, for citizens and tourists alike. My own visits there, years ago as a student, were delightful. "

" Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure. "

" The Obama administration has been trying out a new policy toward Syria since the day it came to office. The Bush cold shoulder was viewed as a primitive reaction, now to be replaced by sophisticated diplomacy. Outreach would substitute for isolation. "

" Terrorists that kill Americans don't get released. "

" There is no way around the contradictions and dangers inherent in Israel's decision to free over 1,000 prisoners in order to liberate Gilad Shalit. "

" Obama is like the kid brother whose only standard for judging his own achievements is the records his big brother set. "

" The Right is simply more pro-Israel than the Left. "

" It's time to bury the unreal, failed 'realism' of those who have long thought that dictators brought stability. "

" On taking office in 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama put Israeli settlements at the center of U.S. policy in the Middle East. "

" Peace in the Middle East has been on the Obama administration's mind from the beginning. Two days after his inauguration, the president traveled to the State Department to announce the appointment of George Mitchell as his Middle East peace negotiator. "

" I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about. "

" First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes. "

" Rahm Emanuel seems to think he knows Israel very well, and that the way to treat that country and its democratically-elected government is the way he treats all opponents in politics: by attacking and attacking. "

" Times change. Cable news and the Internet alone have transformed the way outreach to the American people can be accomplished. "

" Obviously, every dictator pays a great deal of attention to who is running the army. There's always a base right outside the capitol to protect the head of government. "