The question is who ought to make that decision, the Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear. I'm a commander guy.

I want to remind you right quick what this country has been through, and the challenges this economy had faced over the last three years. First, we went through a recession. That means we were going backwards.

I believe that women will lead the democracy movement.

The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.

We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers.

Africa needs help, no question about that but I'd rather prefer that the money is channeled. That's what I call smart aid; it's channeled through African civil society groups. These are the groups which can be held more accountable. These are the groups which will sort of monitor how the aid money is spent.

When an 18-year-old Palestinian girl is persuaded to blow herself up, and in doing so she kills a 17-year-old Israeli girl, we are watching the future itself die!