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Does being a woman president add complications? It does. I represent the aspirations and expectations of the women. I must ensure their expectations are met. I must open the doors for other women. And people want me to go and speak, to tell of my experiences. I find myself so crowded, trying to represent the women of Liberia, the women of Africa, sometimes even the women of the world. I enjoy being out there, telling people women are going to change the world. But at times I wish I was granted some benign neglect...
...Many people feel that's exactly what Sri Lanka needs, to talk about what happened in the past. There must be a way, that it must not be felt that they will be punished again. Then you will have the north and the south fighting each other again; you can't have that again. I don't want to dig into the past and open up this wound...
...these are some of your biggest trading partners. Are you worried about jeopardizing those relationships? I don't think they're so petty-minded. They're the people who encouraged us to defeat terrorism. We followed what [George W.] Bush said. We accomplished what he wanted: eliminate terrorism. They must give credit to us. We fought their war. We showed that you can defeat terrorism...
...them. I have to protect them and get them out. If I allow some foreign country to come and do that, they would have killed most of the people. It is my soldiers who will protect my citizens. They are my people, they are my voters ... The international community must help the government if a government is elected properly by the people. (Read "Viewpoint: Obama Failing Sri Lanka Test...
...There is so much that is not known. Would you be willing to have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission? We must find out what has happened. The thing is, if you start something, I don't want to dig into the past...