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I'm a big advocate of drones.
Palestinians caged up like animals.
Iraq was a war of choice, like Vietnam.
Things have gotten so nasty in Washington.
I'm a supporter of Israel, always have been.
No border that touches Israel is always secure.
Defense is not like other discretionary spending.
Assad must go. He's lost the legitimacy to govern.
It is easy to get into war, not so easy to get out.
Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers.
Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.
I’m a United States senator. I’m not an Israeli senator.
Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive.
Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.
I have always voted for who I believed was the best person.
The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security.
Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.
Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.
In strategic affairs, clarity and consistency are very important.
I have said many times that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.
If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes. This is a tough business.
Most governments lie to each other. That's the way business gets done.
The United States has been a global power since late in the 19th century.
We live in a world where there are dangerous people, there are bad people.
You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over.
I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.
One of the toughest battles in intelligence is combating conventional wisdom.
I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.'
This is eventually how Syria will be resolved - through a political settlement.
I am fully supportive of 'open service' and committed to LGBT military families.
(The) chain of command has failed over the years, obviously, for a lot of reasons.
I believe, and always have, that America must engage - not retreat - in the world.
Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster.
There will be boots on the ground if there's to be any hope of success in the strategy.
Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract.
You can have all the capabilities; if you don't have the quality people, you don't have much.
A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book.
One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.'
Well, Israel, obviously, thinks of the Iranian nuclear program as an existential threat to Israel.
No one person leads alone - can't do it, it's impossible. It doesn't make any sense. You need a team.
Congress is best viewed from a distance - the farther the better - because up close, it is truly ugly.
[Sheehan] deserves some consideration, and I think that should have been done right from the beginning.
Desperate men do desperate things when you take hope away. And that's where the Palestinians are today.
I wish I could set deadlines for the Congress, but that's just not the way the Constitution is written.
Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.
I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.
Nations, great nations have limitations. All nations have limitations. Even great powers have limitations.
Well, I've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I've led. But I think that's part of leadership.
I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice.