America must always be the world's paramount military power. But we can magnify our power through alliances.

If the threat is jihadism - and it is - and the threat is the destruction of Syria so that all of these refugees are swamping into Europe and changing the whole character and politics of Europe, this is the time to unite to find a way out.

The world has to save Syria. I mean, this has dramatic implications for the entire region, globally.

The race for the White House should be about leadership, and leadership requires that one help heal the wounds of Vietnam, not reopen them.

I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.

The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans.

America deserves a real discussion about real policy.