We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. It will not be open-ended.

What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education.

Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change.

Moammar Gadhafi had more American blood on his hands than any individual other than Osama bin Laden.

Too often, we have failed to enforce international norms when it's inconvenient to do so.

I have no interest in increasing the size of government. I just want to make sure we have got a smart government that is regulating, for example, the financial institutions smartly, so I don't have to engage in any kind of bank bailouts.

I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences.