Rogue states are the main threat to peace and freedom, and they require a strong, comprehensive policy response - a policy that I call 'rogue state rollback,' in which our goal is not simply to contain rogue regimes, but to drive them from power.

The fact that we did not give the demonstrators in Iran our moral support when a young woman named Neda bled to death in the streets of Iran will go down as one of the great mistakes of the 21st Century.

I think the American people should know there's already strong influences toward another deployment of American troops in an open-ended commitment.

I am confident, with the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around.

There's a misnomer that Hillary Clinton is as hawkish as I am, basically.

As almost anyone with war experience knows, you're never supposed to show the enemy what you won't do to win.

I have no rancor. I look forward, not backwards.