The thing that I would say is that U.S. power is not eternal. I am not saying that it won't come to an end. Because it will.

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.

When you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails.

Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass destruction U.S. forces find - and there will be plenty.

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role.

Foreign policy is like hitting a baseball: if you fail 70 percent of the time, you go to the Hall of Fame.

It is true that I have known Straussians almost all my life. And the one thing I was taught about them from the earliest age is that they are wrong.