Inexperience because of (President Barack) Obama's inexperience.Look that would be one of the challenges.

Under my plan, 85 percent of America will pay no tax or have a flat tax at our lowest rate of 15 percent.

There is always an element of realpolitik that has to be present in the conduct of any nation's national security affairs. At the same time, we have to also have a balance between realpolitik and Wilsonian principles of freedom and democracy and human rights. And maintaining that balance is the greatest challenge that we in the West, including the Federal Republic of Germany, have to face because it's many times a very difficult decision-making process.

We will have to wait a little longer to see if Armageddon has arrived.

[While] the primary responsibility, as we all acknowledge, (falls) with the family, ... Our homes, our families, our children's minds are being flooded by a tide of violence.

America has much to gain in terms of jobs and trade by meeting the growing world demand for advanced, environmentally sound technologies.

As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, it's fine with me and I hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day.