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

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

The political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.

If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do, militarily or otherwise, that can solve those problems. They have to assume the primary responsibility to govern themselves.

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

People elected Donald Trump because he acts decisively. He fired James Comey. He didn't fire the entire FBI. If there's something there, the FBI is going to continue to investigate it.

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.