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.

Americans are from Mars, Europeans are from Venus: they agree on little and understand each other less and less.

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

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.

I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us the luxury of giving away military force as an important tool of foreign policy.

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