Every foreign policy of every major nation involves reason, common sense, carrots and sticks. You can't have all carrots and no sticks.
Fred ThompsonThe 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.
Fred ThompsonWhile we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass.
Fred Thompson