I have been to Libya and walked the streets of Benghazi myself.

I don't get drunk, I get a little happy on rare occasion, and I'm probably dancing if I'm that happy.

I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.

I would rather be alone and a loud voice for action than be silent.

We should learn to tolerate nuclear weapons of North Korea just like we did the Soviet Union.

Syria is a civil war. Syria began as a popular uprising, just like the other experiences in the Arab Spring, with a repressive government that responded by basically killing the protesters. It's not a genocide, it's a war, and there's a difference. Genocide is a preplanned attack on people because of who they are. This is a interstate conflict.

I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.