"They do not represent official positions or policy, and they do not,in my view, fundamentally call into question the efficacy of our current strategy in Afghanistan and its prospects for success."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

He disputed the efficacy of some of the drugs, which is in a way just as bad or even worse - because it prevented access to drugs, which could have been affordable at least to South Africa, In the end, the words of Nelson Mandela became a battle cry for many at the Conference.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17