Richard Armitage

There is a growing recognition about China as a power in the ascent, and there is a question out there about what China will do with their new ascension.

The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along.

U.S. assistance provides the Jordanian government needed flexibility to pursue policies that are of critical importance to U.S. national security and to foreign policy objectives in the Middle East.

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.

A terrorist is one who kills innocents for the pursuit of a political aim.

What could be better in al-Qaeda's mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims?

True satisfaction and true justice, in my belief, will only come for Americans, and for that matter now for Spaniards and Turks and Saudis and Moroccans, when we put an end to terrorism.

Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age.

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

There are ways to pursue political change. In a democracy, it's through the ballot box. There are other ways, and many democracies have many different systems of democracy.

We know that after September 11, there were still terrorists around. We do get continuing information that they're intent on causing some damage and harm to not only U.S. interests but allied interests.

Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran.