Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

We need to deter the Palestinians in any way we can.

Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.

No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.