Stephen J. Hadley: “I think the Arab states have largely been very shortsighted about this and very stingy.”

What I am troubled by is that if we make ultimately an accommodation with Assad, we send the message to the world that if you are brutal enough with your own people and kill enough of them, the international community will let you stay in…

We need to show them that the American political and economic system works; we need to overcome our political gridlock;

The Middle East is a safer place when the United States is clear and consistent in its intentions.

For far too long, Tehran has been permitted to act with impunity against U.S. allies' interests and its personnel. I applaud the President for making our red lines clear.