A terrorist can attack any time, any place using any technique and you can't defend everywhere against every technique at every moment.

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and accountability their direction.

I think it's very useful for you folks (reporters) to try your damndest to be precise. And don't repeat things that are inaccurate if you can possibly avoid it. And when you see things that are inaccurate, knock them down -- because there's a bucket of it floating around.

... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.

America is not what's wrong with the world.

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.