Clearly, Russia Has Lied To The World

If The Iraqis Fail To Implement The Reforms, If They Fail To Get A Handle On The Violence, There's Nothing The United States Can Do, Militarily Or Otherwise, That Can Solve Those Problems. They Have To Assume The Primary Responsibility To Govern Themselves.

Frankly, My Fundamental Beliefs Have Not Changed.

I'm Going To Give People The Benefit Of The Doubt.

I Mean, The Taliban, My View Is That They Have Been Weakened. We Have Not Seen Them Able To Conduct Any Kind Of Organized Attack To Regain Any Territory That They've Lost. We've Seen Levels Of Violence Going Down.

We Have Throughout Our History Been Tested When It Comes To The Institutions Of Our Democracy. And Thank God Our Forefathers Were Smart Enough To Establish A Government Of Checks And Balances To Make Sure That Power Cannot Be Centralized In Any One Branch Of Government. And Those Institutions Have Proven Themselves.