We have a problem with radical Islamism and I actually think that we could work together with Russia against this enemy. They have a worse problem than America does.

NATO as a political alliance does need to be relooked at in terms of everything - resourcing, capabilities.

Remember the box fight: You start as a southpaw, you go back to fighting as a right-handed fighter.

Why do three-quarters of NATO [countries] get away with not paying anything? They have to pay their bills.

I would have preferred to capture bin Laden and expose how he uses Islamic ideology for his own purposes.

I feel pretty passionate about what's happening to America.

What do you do when you get out of the military, you stop serving? There are 26 presidents who served in the military. More than half of our presidents... that means that you stop being an American?