The average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in the Congress today.
We are always just one successful terrorist attack away from a nuclear disaster.
Waterboarding ok if national security were at stake.
You can't buy peace by just wishing it and avoiding the challenges that other nations present to you.
I'm not particularly interested in running for president.
Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.