Michael G. Mullen: “The truth is, our people have been stretched and strained by 8 years of persistent combat in two theaters of war.”

The appeal is for a shift in national policy to the growth of the private, productive economy as our all-out, primary priority.

I think it's really important that the United States always maintain the high moral ground. And I actually believe what Bill O'Reilly said, that Putin is a killer.

the greatest threat to our national security is literally our debt and deficit

The Haqqani network acts as a veritable arm of the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.