Information technology has politicized the world's population.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.

The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.

Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem.

After the '30s, we said, "no more Munichs." And it got us in a lot of problems. Then we said, "No more Vietnams." Now if we say, "No more Iraqs," the next one won't be an Iraq. It will be something different. You can't learn lessons.

Because national borders are eroding, because of the growth of non-state actors. It's a different kind of a world. We are tied down by a tiny little country - Iraq. It's amazing, given the disparity in military economic strength. It's a world where most of the big problems spill over national boundaries, and there are new kinds of actors and we're feeling our way as to how to deal with them.