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.

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.

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

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.

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.

International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case, the domination of liberal free market principles of economics, democratic principles of politics, and a peaceful international system over other visions that other nations and peoples may have. It will last only as long as those who favor it retain the capacity to defend it.