America has exercised its power to insist on elections in Palestine, which Hamas did win. Once they won, we then engaged in a policy not only of ostracism, but by financial boycott, in effect of undermining it, and creating more tension and radicalism and poverty in Gaza, which was susceptible to exploitation by Hamas.

An arc of crisis stretches along the shores of the Indian Ocean, with fragile social and political structures in a region of vital importance to us threatened with fragmentation. The resulting political chaos could well be filled by elements hostile to our values and sympathetic to our adversaries.

Hegemony is as old as mankind.

To resolve conflicts, excessive ambitions and one's own fears and aspirationis must be sacrificed.

I'm perfectly willing to say no more Iraqs, which means no more unilateral starting of the war on false claims, false information, and a complete misunderstanding of the nature of the situation in the region.

I think it is essential that America does not stumble into a stupid war with Iran.

I don't feel I was "born American," but my homeland was denied to me after the end of World War II and I craved something I could identify with.