The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.

The less oil the world uses, the less important the region that has so much of it becomes.

The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.

To call the American role in the world imperial was, for many who did so, a way of asserting that the United States was misusing its power beyond its borders and, in so doing, subverting its founding political principles within them.

All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides.

The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.

First of all, the world criticizes American foreign policy because Americans criticize American foreign policy. We shouldn't be surprised about that. Criticizing government is a God-given right - at least in democracies.