Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt.

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

When I wake up in the middle of the night when I hear one of my kids coughing or crying, I think about Syria.

If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.

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.

I got into journalism not to be a journalist but to try to change American foreign policy. I'm a corny person. I was a dreamer predating my journalistic life, so I got into journalism as a means to try to change the world.

Success is not about who never fails. It is about who can spring - or even stagger - back up.