Institutions Are Imperfect. Governments Surely Are. People

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

I Don't Get Into The Book-telling Business Of Conversations I Have With The President. That's Not My Style, And I Don't Think That's A Responsible Thing To Do.

Imposing Democracy Through Force Is A Roll Of The Dice.

The United States Can't Impose Democracies. We Can't Impose Our Will. The Russians Found That Out In Afghanistan.

I Believe, And Always Have, That America Must Engage - Not Retreat - In The World.