Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world.

Russians understand strength, and if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it.

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

I don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation.

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.

Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel's interests to strengthen it by... continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues of cooperation.

One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends on truth and it depends on honesty.