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The United States Of America Is The Leading Power In The World. Our Friends And Our Adversaries Respect Us In Large Measure Because They Know That We Are Steady. We Are Fact-based. We Are Serious.

One Of The Things I Love About Negotiations Is That You Have To Be Able To Play It Like An Orchestra, Different Instruments For Different Circumstances. There's Sweetness, And Encouragement, And Cajoling. There's Pressure, There's Drama, There's Ultimatums.

If We Are To Garner Sustained U.s. Domestic Support For Future Trade Agreements, We Have To Make Sure Those Americans Who Have Suffered As A Consequence Of Past Agreements Have An Effective Social Safety Net, Adjustment Assistance, Opportunities For Retraining And New Job Creation That Enables All Americans To Thrive.

Well, Nigeria Has Played A Constructive Role In Peacekeeping In Various Parts Of West Africa. But Unless And Until Nigeria Itself Is Democratic And Respects Human Rights, It Too May Well Be A Source Of Much Greater Instability As Political Repression Limits The Ability Of The People Of Nigeria To Achieve Their Full Potential.

Change Doesn't Happen With People Sitting On Their Behinds, Getting Lazy.