I think the idea that you would do everything you can to prevent what is coming at you by way of something very disruptive - a 9/11 - it's a no-brainer.

Ideas matter a lot, the underlying ideas that stand behind policies. When you don't have ideas, your policies are flip-flopping all over the place. When you do have ideas, you have more consistency. And when you have the right ideas - then you can get somewhere (reagan had the right ideas).

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.

If they are too big to fail, make them smaller.

I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.

Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people.