The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

This is a complicated time to govern in the world today because of so much going on and it's coming at us at such an unprecedented rate.

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

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

I would not trade America's position in the world - our ledger, our debts and assets - for any country in the world. There isn't a country in the world even close to America.

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster.