Are we doing the right things to succeed as I strongly believe we must?" The prime minister responded by saying Afghanistan is vital to his country's security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

But he continues to stress the importance of law and order, and held up the election as an example of how things are starting to get on track.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Few things in life are as simple or complex as bread.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"We are seeing things,as SADC, from a different point of view, that in fact the lifting of sanctions will help to quicken the process of the implementation of the Global Political Agreement,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"But it also should be an honest debate, not one dominated by willful misrepresentations and outright distortions, spread by the very folks who would benefit the most by keeping things exactly as they are,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

"We can focus our energies on doing things which are good for the industry as a whole, including for example tackling the piracy issues, or tackling the regulatory regime particularly high entertainment tax levels,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

"Now,the degree which will have on the peace process and other things which are sort of the hard facts of the Middle East,is something else, altogether,as obviously there is a very serious problem with the Israeli government and so on.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

"I don't think anything there was a surprise. What the assessment says is basically, things are catastrophically bad in Afghanistan, which is,I'd say, objectively true, but that things are not unsalvageable, that we can turn this around as long as we stay dedicated to the appropriate strategy and fully resource that strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22