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As Senator Nunn said in his opening statement--and I have alluded generally to this--the mainstream thinking of most Presidents we have had in the last 65 years--and I go back to Ronald Reagan's comments, as Senator Nunn quoted--was…
Well, it is not inconsistent, I don't believe, Senator. But you used the term `could'. That is a pretty important operative word in the report.
I do think a great deal of deference should be given to the Commander in Chief on his selection.
The nations of Europe make up the majority of an alliance key to our collective defense strategy.
we reduce reliance on nuclear weapons as a vital contribution to preventing that proliferation.
No one is forced in there. That has to be maintained.
America's continued leadership and strength at home and abroad will be critically important for our country and the world.
I will continue this rebalancing even as we continue to work closely--closely--with our long-time allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and our friends, and with allies, and partners, and friends in other regions of the…
I recall signing a letter, a Warner-Levin letter in 2002 to the President of the United States regarding anti-Semitism in Russia.
I think it is far more complicated than that, as I have already said. My answer is, I will defer that judgment to history.
I disagreed with President Obama and his decision to surge in Afghanistan.
The four of us have come together in a nonpartisan effort, deeply committed to building support for a global effort to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, to prevent their spread into potentially dangerous hands, and to ultimately to end…
We blundered into Iraq because of flawed intelligence, flawed assumptions, flawed judgments, and ideologically driven motives. We must not repeat these errors with Iran, and the best way to avoid them is to maintain an effective dialogue.
I was protecting Congress' prerogative when it comes to declaring war.
Readiness is obviously the number one priority.
Do we understand the costs? Are we prepared to make those costs in lives?
Doesn't mean...that we are abandoning anybody or any part of the world.