I started out as a Cold Warrior, even my last years in grade school.

The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.

I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

More often than not, Americans and Westerners overestimated the power and capability of the Soviet Union.

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.

As I look back at the span of the Cold War in those early days, in the '50s, for example, there was a great deal of Soviet propaganda here in the United States, but it was clumsy, and it was anchored to a lot of ideological support in certain circles in America itself.

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.