My impression is that Putin feels that he can basically manipulate the West to do what he ultimately wants to achieve, and that he feels he's gotten away with it so far, and that all he has to do is basically play the same game.

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

Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head.

The president is out there today trying to talk about health care, and the reality is nobody cares about what he's saying on health care because this news is consuming everything. No president could tolerate that or should tolerate it.

The Taliban is resilient.

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

We are a nation at war. This is also a time for hard choices. It's about ensuring that we are able to prevail in the conflicts in which we are now engaged. But it's also about being able to be strong and disciplined in applying our nation's limited resources to defending America.