We don't need a head of state who guts our defenses and draws phony red lines with a pink crayon.

All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was a dozen years ago. I still feel that way. I think he changed the world for the better for my children and my children's children.

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

We don't need a head of state who guts our defenses and draws phony red lines with a pink crayon.

President Reagan didn't always know what he knew.