History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy

In fact, an Islamic revival - already abetted from the outside not only by Iran but also by Saudi Arabia - is likely to become the mobilizing impulse for the increasingly pervasive new nationalisms, determined to oppose any reintegration under Russian - and hence infidel - control.

It follows that America's primary interest is to help ensure that no single power comes to control this geopolitical space and that the global community has unhindered financial and economic access to it.

Nonsense! It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders.

I can't believe that the Russians really think they're more insecure because Estonia is in NATO. And we don't have forces poised in Estonia to attack Russia.