So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to take over the world, but they've been quite aggressive in their own neighborhood... in carrying out their own purposes and interests in their sphere of the world
Fred ThompsonYou can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.
Fred ThompsonAnd when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up
Fred Thompson