James Jones: “If we want to make Mr. Putin's day and strengthen his hand, we should reject Keystone.”

The fact is that the Iraqi army is moving in a positive direction and is going to be able to take over more of the internal struggle inside -- inside of Iraq.

We can either properly train and equip our future warriors or maintain overly generous benefits for your military retirees who have many years in the workforce ahead. We cannot do both.

Most of our friends and allies in the Gulf... still consider Iran to be an existential threat for the foreseeable future.

It has been increasingly clear that with the Trump Administration's disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda, however, it would have been fruitless for me to continue in this role.