We Must Prepare For Everything.

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.

(the) Chain Of Command Has Failed Over The Years, Obviously, For A Lot Of Reasons.

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

I Have Said Many Times That Iran Is A State Sponsor Of Terrorism.

Foreign Policy Will Require A Strategic Agility That, Whenever Possible, Gets Ahead Of Problems, Strengthens U.s. Security And Alliances, And Promotes American Interests And Credibility.