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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

Is there going to be a peace in the Middle East? Not in my lifetime.

Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.

As we move toward a new Middle East, over the years and, I think, over the decades to come, we will make a lot of people very nervous.

I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death.

There is little doubt that an unstable Syria will destabilize the whole Middle East.

You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.

The Middle East is the tinder box of the world, and to be able to remove a nuclear threat of any kind out of Iran, that would have been a big deal, very positive step forward.