Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded.

I knew Deng Xiaoping when he came out of prison. He had, after all, been imprisoned for nearly ten years by Mao. I know what China looked like before he took over, and so in my own mind, I don't think of Deng Xiaoping as an oppressor. I think of somebody who, faced with that crisis, made a very painful and decision with which I cannot agree. But I also think of him as a great reformer.

Withdrawal of US troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public: The more US troops come home, the more will be demanded.

Every American president, regardless of party, has said that America has an intense interest in a peaceful resolution. And I think it should be left at that.

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.

If you control the food, you control a nation. If you control the energy, you control a region. If you control the money, you control the world.

Does anyone have any questions for my answers?