I Consider Myself A Republican.

Power... Military Success Is Not Sufficient To Win: Economic Development, Institution-building And The Rule Of Law, Promoting Internal Reconciliation, Good Governance, Providing Basic Services To The People, Training And Equipping Indigenous Military And Police Forces, Strategic Communications, And More Of These, Along With Security, Are Essential Ingredients For Long-term Success.

Soviet Foreign Ministers Would Come In To See The President All The Time, Routinely. Jimmy Carter Stopped That After The Invasion Of Afghanistan. Ronald Reagan Resumed It In 1984, I Think. And So The Fact Of A Meeting Like That I Think Is Not That Big A Deal.

One Of The Toughest Battles In Intelligence Is Combating Conventional Wisdom.

I Think When It Comes To The Issues, I'd Advise Him To Stick To The Script. But, I Mean, Donald Trump Is Going To Have Some Very Tough Conversations And He's Going To Be Talking About Some Very Tough And Complicated Issues In All Of The Places That He Visits.i Think Anytime A President Does Things That Are Humanizing, I Think It's - It's Good.

Development Is A Lot Cheaper Than Sending Soldiers.