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

I think about Syria when I go to bed at night.

Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.

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

We have an interest in combating tactics in war that are abhorrent and that only fuel terrorism because they incite people on the ground.

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.