Do you have a brain? Then you can think your way out of it. The reason we have brains is so we can figure out how to do things.

As far as the command centers are concerned in Raqqa and to a lesser degree Mosul, cut those off. Do the same kind of thing that we did with Sinjar , working with our embedded special forces with the Kurds, shut off the supply route, soften them up, then we go in with specials ops followed by our air force to take them over. Those are things that work.

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues.

If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.

When I was 14, I tried to stab someone.

The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.

I want the government to provide the military so we don't get invaded by somebody and destroyed. I want the government to provide the roads so I can get from point A to B. In terms of taking care of my day to day needs, I want to do that myself. I want my community to do that.