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

I'm not big on commissions.

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

I don't usually comment on columnists' ideas of what I'm thinking. That's a dangerous game to get into.

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

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

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