Michael G. Mullen: “This is a moment when more investment in diplomacy and development is needed, not less.”

It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel, including members of the National Guard forcibly and violently clearing the path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the President's visit outside St. John's Church.

These weapons are for war; they are not for sport. Assault weapons are designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest time possible.

The most significant threat to our National security is our debt.

I think actually both sides, going back to the beginning of SALT, do not want to destroy the world and that continues.