I have said many times that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.

You can have all the capabilities; if you don't have the quality people, you don't have much.

Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.

I'm not saying my idea is the one and only idea. We should have other ideas, but the president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency. I do that.

And this - this board was - was impanelled in 1951. And it's gone through ups and downs in how the secretaries have used it. But I have put a premium on that advisory board.

There has to be a reason and objective (to air strikes). What does it do to move the effort down the road for a political conversation?

No border that touches Israel is always secure.