The reality is that al Qaeda has been trying to attack the United States since long before Iraq.

The reality is that al Qaeda has been trying to attack the United States since long before Iraq.

Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.

The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and Nigerian lives. The US should encourage Nigeria to stay in Sierra Leone.

Up until the end of the Bush Administration, there was indifference to the North Korean suffering under Kim Jong-Il.

Let us not forget, the financial crisis had its roots in the decision by Congress to embark on a course of social justice to get everyone that wanted a home into one, regardless of whether or not they could afford it.

I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives.