Michael G. Mullen: “By remaining outside the Convention, we give up the firmer foundation of treaty law for navigational rights vital to our…”

A Nation with our current levels of unsustainable debt cannot hope to sustain for very long its superiority from a military perspective or its influence in world affairs.

I strongly believe that Congress needs a catalyst to force members and the President to take action before it's too late.

A fully-integrated foreign policy requires a fully-resourced approach. Our troops, Foreign Service officers and development experts work side-by-side in unprecedented and ever-increasing cooperation as they execute our strategic programs.

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.