Defense Is Not Like Other Discretionary Spending.

On The Foreign Policy Side, There's The Risk Of Being Too Spontaneous And Too Disruptive Where You End Up Doing More Harm Than Damage. And Figuring Out That Balance Is Where Having Strong People Around You Matters.

I Think In The Context Of Senior Government Positions, I Think An Anecdote Of What I Told President-elect Barack Obama When We Had Our First Meeting. And I Said, "you Don't Know Me. Can You Trust Me? Why Do You Think You Can Trust Me?" And So On. But At The End, I Said, "you Can Count On Me To Be Loyal To You. I Will Not Leak. I Will Keep My Disagreements With You Private. And If I Cannot Be Loyal, I'll Leave." Loyalty Means Doing What You Think Is In The Best Interest Of That Person As Well As The Country.

Well, What I've Said Is That The War In Iraq Will Always Be Clouded By How It Began, Which Was A Wrong Premise, That There Were In Fact No Weapons Of Nuclear - Weapons Of Mass Destruction.

The United States Has Been A Global Power Since Late In The 19th Century.

Development Is A Lot Cheaper Than Sending Soldiers.