Just remember that a pat on the back is only 18 inches from a kick in the behind.

My understanding, I was not standing nearby, but my understanding is that President Xi Jinping said, "Well, no one should kill children." The Chinese have since issued their own statement on the Syria attack itself.

I think the relationship between the USA and Russia is too important. And it's too important to not find a way to move forward.

I've made my own comments as to our vales as well in a speech I gave to the State Department.

We are making tremendous progress that ISIS really does present to the homeland and to other homelands of allies around the world.

I don't believe anyone doubts the American people's values or the commitment of the American government or the government's agencies to advancing those values and defending those values.

I think continued actions by Bashar al-Assad clearly call into any question of him expecting to have any legitimacy to continue as the leader of Syria. With each of those actions, like attack with conventional weapons, barrel bombs and block humanitarian aid he really undermines his own legitimacy.