I don't think it's a matter of going back and having a review of our process. Our process is about as thorough as there can be. Is it imperfect? Yes. Is there risk? Yes, but we start with the fact that we have an American that's being held hostage and that American's life is in danger and that's where we start. And then we proceed from there.

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

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.

The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security.

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

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.

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.