The Patriot Act closed dangerous gaps in America's law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, gaps that terrorists exploited when they attacked us.

The United States Navy carries the might and the mission of America to the farthest parts of the world.

The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.

I served. And now it's time for the new man to serve. I have zero desire to be in the limelight.

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

The CIA laid out several scenarios and said life could be lousy, life could be OK, life could be better, and they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like.

Whether or not it needed to happen, I'm still convinced it needed to happen.