All I can do is present what I think is in the best interest of this country and how I can best serve this country and the president of the United States. And I feel very good about that opportunity I've had.

I don't get into the book-telling business of conversations I have with the president. That's not my style, and I don't think that's a responsible thing to do.

Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

Assad must go. He's lost the legitimacy to govern.

Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract.

You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over.