If these amendments become law, it will harm the well-being of Chad's poorest and most vulnerable citizens and represent a material breach of the original agreement. |
If they continue, then we need to think about what our policy is with respect to a country that harbors terrorists or harbors war criminals, or was in recent times shipping things to Iraq. |
If we don't make it at this meeting it's not a time to give up. It's a very promising initiative not only for the poorest as such but for the whole development community. |
If we have to do some things that people say -- you know, 'you're just scraping over the past, you're giving us all this shocking stuff, why should our children have to see it on television?' Let me tell you that the main consideration on the other side in our minds is saving the lives of American men and women who are on the line, |
If we're not true to our principles, we're not serving our national interest. |
If you had that kind of pandemic, I don't think there is any question it could happen, the costs both in human life and in disruption of world economic activity would be very high. |
In recent days, the Syrians have been shipping killers into Iraq to try to kill Americans -- we don't welcome that, |
In the small country of Burkina Faso, if I remember correctly, it costs 1-1/2 times per capita income to pay the license fees to start a business. That's only about US$500 but for a poor person in Burkina who is trying to start a business it's an impossible barrier. |
indicates they will not provide adequate protection for GPS and other critical DOD systems. |
Indonesian investors will tell you the same thing, that the biggest discouragement to investing your money here is corruption. This problem is something that needs to be tackled across a whole range of initiatives. |
is a danger we can't afford to live with indefinitely. |
It is still a small sum compared with the damage that could be done if we fail to prevent the spread of the disease. International financing will be critical. |
It should do so in a manner that respects and enhances individual freedoms, as well as the role of markets in allocating resources. |
It used to be that when a country joined the nuclear club, they suddenly decided that it was just large enough, and they didn't want to help anyone else join. ...Now we have countries joining the nuclear missile club who say 'the more the merrier.' North Korea is out selling its dangerous technology to anyone who wants to spend the money to buy it. |
It will be in their hands to decide early next week. |