I don't think I should penalize people who were doing their duty.

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

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

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

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

Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

It doesn't make a lot of sense for us to borrow money from the Chinese to go give to another country for humanitarian aid. We ought to get the Chinese to take care of the people.