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

I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.

You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on.

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.

Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head.

The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better deploy our forces in the world and share our burdens more and more effectively with our partners. And frankly, all our allies need to do the same.

I have tremendous confidence in the ability of government institutions and the American people to do what is right to make sure that our democracy stays on the right track.