I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.
That sense of what happened in Europe in World War II has shaped a lot of my views.
The absence of Saddam is a huge weight off the Arab world.
The most striking thing is that even before Osama bin Laden was killed, he seemed largely irrelevant to the Arab Spring.
You cant win if youre chasing the wrong problem.
China, in the future, is going to have even more nuclear capability than it has had in the past. I don't believe that they have anything to fear from the United States, and I frankly don't believe they do fear the United States.