If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.

We are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the President encourages vigorous debate.

As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.

The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.

And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions.

And, you know, I watched him in Texas where he stood on his principle but he also reached out to members of the other party to try to work with them, to try to forge agreement where he could in keeping with his conservative principles to make Texas a better place.

I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against them and flouted the world for so many years.