Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

I don't think anyone would disagree with the conclusion that Saddam [Hussein] was a terrible dictator. He had gassed his own people and his neighbors. He had killed thousands of people, and he had started a couple of wars and destroyed his country.

But you have to understand, American democracy is not like the system you have. We're not an ocean liner that sails across the ocean from point A to point B at 30 knots. That's not American democracy. American democracy is kind of like a life raft that bobs around the ocean all the time. Your feet are always wet. Winds are always blowing. You're cold. You're wet. You're uncomfortable -- but you never sink.

There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.

The media only report stupid or careless answers, not stupid or unfair questions.

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured.