If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.

We do know of certain knowledge that he [Osama Bin Laden] is either in Afghanistan, or in some other country, or dead.

I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil.

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of others. Be sure the staff is working on what you move to them from the President, or the President will be reacting, not leading.

Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.

To gain support in U.S. Congress and from other nations requires clarity, an acceptable mission and an explicit outcome.

It is hard to put a price on some things. What is the value of having prevented nuclear weapons from getting into the hands of a dictator like Saddam Hussein - or of Gadhafi?