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.

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.

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?

Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.

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

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

This current government in Iraq has never fulfilled the commitments it made to form a unity government with the Kurds, the Sunnis and the Shia. We have worked hard with them within the confines of our ability to do that but we can't dictate to them.