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.

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

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

We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground.

The one thing that I remember from all of my intelligence briefings and my dealings with the Russians is that when you deal with the Russians, you have to deal with them from strength, not from weakness.

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

The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security.