For one thing I tend not to see myself in various moulds that people fit me into.

I think Obama sees everything through one lens. Doing nothing in the face of the slaughter in Syria is not only shameful, it is unrealistic. This approach leaves Syria as a broken country and a breeding ground for extremists for decades.

I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.

It's hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post-Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and secure the surrender of Saddam's security forces and his army. Hard to imagine.

Jobs are a priority for every country. Doing more to improve regulation and help entrepreneurs is the key to creating jobs - and more growth.

It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities.

The American people are pretty impressive in their ability to keep after something if they think it is doable.