How you define a problem shapes how you address it.

President Obama is determined that our foreign and national security policies not play into al-Qa'ida's strategy or its warped ideology. Al-Qa'ida seeks to terrorize us into retreating from the world stage. But President Obama has made it a priority to renew American leadership in the world, strengthening our alliances and deepening partnerships.

We are a nation of laws, and we will always act within the bounds of the law.

I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.

I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. I've worked for the past five administrations.

The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection of the two - indeed, how they reinforce one another.

How you define a problem shapes how you address it.