The president is out there today trying to talk about health care, and the reality is nobody cares about what he's saying on health care because this news is consuming everything. No president could tolerate that or should tolerate it.

I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.

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

The Taliban is resilient.

The president is out there today trying to talk about health care, and the reality is nobody cares about what he's saying on health care because this news is consuming everything. No president could tolerate that or should tolerate it.

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.

Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed.