It Is Easy To Get Into War,

And This - This Board Was - Was Impanelled In 1951. And It's Gone Through Ups And Downs In How The Secretaries Have Used It. But I Have Put A Premium On That Advisory Board.

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

The President Of The United States Is The Commander In Chief, And The People Who Work With Him At The National Security Council Are His Arm In Working With The Defense Department. And, Quite Frankly, They Have Responsibility For All Of The Government. We Are One Component Of The Government.

We Live In A World Where There Are Dangerous People, There Are Bad People.

History Has Shown That A Country Most Effectively Speaks With One Voice. When Nationally Elected Officials Work Together, Build Consensus, And Provide Leadership, The American People Will Follow.