America needs an adult in the White House who knows how to deal with China.
A strong State Department to me means a corps of career officials who believe that their job is to advocate America's interests and who are trained in effective advocacy, not schooled in accommodation.
Maybe it's my libertarian philosophy: but being in government is hard.
I don't think Hamas will be satisfied simply ruling the Gaza Strip.
I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq.
The European Union can now act like a major power, at least that is what the European Union tells us.