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I would hate to see operations in the Congo held hostage to Sierra Leone but I really think that's the way it's got to be. At one point we've got to decide to get it right and we've got to be professional.

If we continue doing the right things in Africa, we can create a very exciting and competitive global market here.

We have to get the oil where the oil is.

I cannot forget the place that I come from. The Congo is much in need.

There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming.

We need to face it, as a nation we have a reliance on petroleum.

No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic.

As long as the United States - and the world - gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the endless crises that seem endemic to the region. American energy independence would not only liberate us, it would also drive down the worldwide price of oil.

The good Lord put oil and gas there for us to find and use, and we'd better do it.

We will work to bring an element of stability to the price of oil.