Jimmy Carter: “Well, I think that we or the Soviets ought to play a constructive role.”

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

If you take that 50 percent who just don't want to vote for Clinton and add it to whatever element there might be who don't think Obama is white enough or old enough or experienced enough or because he has got a middle name that sounds…

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitment by the world community including the controversial nations of Syria and Iran.

I don't think the administration has ever picked up the ball, much less dropped it.