Assad Must Go. He's Lost The Legitimacy

Iraq Was A War Of Choice, Like Vietnam.

Assad Must Go. He's Lost The Legitimacy To Govern.

If You Wanted A Safe Job, Go Sell Shoes. This Is A Tough Business.

We Live In A World Of Absolute Immediacy. It Is An Interconnected, Combustible World, Where Technology And Many Other Actions Have Given Nonstate Actors A Reach, Into Countries And Societies, For Both Good And Evil, That We Have Never Seen Before. So It Isn't A Matter Of Just State Versus State Challenges Or Conflict. The Bigger Problem Is Nonstate Actors.

If We Have To Continue To Live Under Sequestration, It Will Have A Maximum Impact On Our Ability To Fulfill The President's Strategic Guidance. We Can't Do It All. It's As Simple As That, With The Limitations Of The Budget As Severe As They Are. These Deep, Abrupt Cuts Have Forced Us To Make Decisions That Are Not In The Interest Of America.