Obama Really Does Recognize The Threats That

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.

I Don't Engage In Hypotheticals.

The One Thing That I Remember From All Of My Intelligence Briefings And My Dealings With The Russians Is That When You Deal With The Russians, You Have To Deal With Them From Strength, Not From Weakness.

We Are A Nation At War. This Is Also A Time For Hard Choices. It's About Ensuring That We Are Able To Prevail In The Conflicts In Which We Are Now Engaged. But It's Also About Being Able To Be Strong And Disciplined In Applying Our Nation's Limited Resources To Defending America.

I Think The Primary Message To The World Is That The United States Is Going To Remain The Strongest Military Power In The World.