We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan

Remember, the American grand strategy works when other countries feel secure. But it doesn't work if we acquiesce in the aggression of other countries.

It was my honor to have done what I could do to help. I learned to never underestimate the possibility of change, that values have power and that time and patience can pay off, especially if you`re serious about your objectives.

Putinsim is not necessarily the end state for Russia. Russia has moved in many directions since the early 1980s.

The United States comes in 1945 and we basically blow the whistle.

ISIS is the near-term threat, and that the longer - or the mid-term challenge is managing the rise of China. There's some evidence that that's the thinking of the [Donald Trump] administration. That's a perfectly reasonable approach. Well, if that's the case, then you surely want to have a united West to deal with both, and you want to have Russia alongside, but maybe not this Russia while it's busy trying to undermine your chief asset, which is a united West.

We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan