After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.

Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world.

I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.

Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the US military stands for.

I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.

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

Clearly, Russia has lied to the world about what's going on in Ukraine. They have clearly violated the cease-fire agreements.