I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.

I've said for a long time, clearly the - a, a critical key to success in the region is going to be Pakistan and our relationship with Pakistan, which was one that was broken in the late '80s and which we've worked hard to restore.

Our people sacrifice a lot for their country, including their lives. None of them should have to sacrifice their integrity as well.

In every war at some point in time, you do sit down and negotiate.

The best day was when we got bin Laden.

I am convinced that America's great sea of goodwill can be, in fact, a rising tide, a tide that could lift every veteran and every family of our wounded and fallen.

I'd have no problem serving under any president.