Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.

Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.

The potential for the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber-attack.

The White House was so eager to rid itself of Iraq that it was willing to withdraw rather than lock in arrangements that would preserve our influence and interests.

My father said I was perfectly suited for Washington because I've always worked around nuts.

The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.

The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security.