Decision Quote by Bill Delahunt

Obviously, we will respond to the concerns of any member of Congress. The government of Uzbekistan has been a good partner in the war…

— Brian Whitman

The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

— Chuck Hagel

We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan

— Daniel Fried

We live in a regime built on force and lies. In essence, it's the same here as in Uzbekistan, except the government here is…

— Isa Gambar

The advancement of democracy and human rights is as serious a business as anything we do in our foreign policy and cannot be treated…

— Tom Malinowski

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan.

— Jose Saramago

We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there…

— Barbara Boxer

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

— Roger Nash Baldwin

People have to decide do we want our country for ourselves with the people in charge or are we going to elect the the…

— James Carville

We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite honestly.

— Vladimir Putin

Were busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is a better job at…

— Senator John Kerry

We preach democracy while supporting dictatorships.

— James W. Loewen