We should be robustly assisting the Free Syrian Army with equipment and also with training.

I'm a New York kid, so when I saw that plane that hit the first building, I suspected it was terrorism - blue sky day.

If Assad continues to conduct strikes against the Free Syrian Army at will, it would be very difficult for them to have any success against ISIS.

Senator Clinton is very knowledgeable about national security and is probably going to be strong on defense. I have no doubts whatsoever that if she were president in January '09, she would not act irresponsibly and issue orders to conduct an immediate withdrawal from Iraq, regardless of the consequences, and squander the gains that have been made.

Historically, aggression unanswered has led to more aggression.

If we have the intent to use the military only when needed, then that also becomes, then, therefore, a credible deterrent.

In the early 2009, a campaign plan developed by Petraeus and General McChrystal to defeat the Taliban, they required a minimum force of 40,000. President Obama rejected that recommendation and provided 25 percent less. He also decided he would pull the force out in 12 to 15 months.

In 2005 in Iraq, the constitution was written. A new government was elected. That government was trying to take office in 2006.

I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.

The thing I have in common with Donald Trump is, about a dozen years ago, we got a 'Man of the Year' award in New York City, the Hotel Plaza, from the USO.

Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and their cohort rose to prominence fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. Afghan territory holds special significance to the group, which is committed to retaking it and re-establishing it as the base of a global movement.

My involvement with Guantanamo began as vice chief of staff.

In 2012, General Dempsey, General Petraeus directed the CIA, Secretary Panetta and Secretary Clinton recommended to the president to robustly arm and train the Syrian moderates. He says no. In 2013, conduct a military strike, same national security team, against the Assad regime because he violated the chemical red line. He says no.

If it's hard for Blue America to see Red America as anything other than a bunch of dumb, racist rednecks; it's hard for Red America to recognize that many minorities are legitimately worried about what a Trump presidency means for their family.

I am proof that, as Americans, we can embrace our differences.

I think being an immigrant makes me overly optimistic.

I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures.

I have always tried to live by the philosophy that when there is a big problem that needs fixing, you should run towards it, rather than away from it.

From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies.

I have relied on prayer for health care all of my life.

As a Christian Scientist, I don't go to doctors and get diagnoses.

An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.

I've never been antiregulation. I've always believed that raw, unregulated capitalism doesn't work.

I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'