Desperate men do desperate things when you take hope away. And that's where the Palestinians are today.

There's always a balance, I think, any administration has to find in not just the military but in any agency of government.

Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.

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.

Foreign policy is all about a universe of bad decisions, imperfect decisions; every situation is different. The dynamics, the atmospherics, the people, the pressures, the geopolitical realities shift.

The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

I'm a supporter of Israel, always have been.