The consequence could be that we would have an escalation that would take place that would not only involve many lives, but I think it could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret.

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.

If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist.

Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.

We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground.

If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents.

I don't engage in hypotheticals.