Robert Gates: “Each defense budget decision is zero sum.”

My concern is, we don't have an overriding strategy on the part of the United States in this complex challenge over the next 20 to 30 years.

Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire.

I think it would be a very heavy political lift for the president to say he's going to cut off military supplies to Israel unless they stop in Gaza.

I think it doesn't make strategic sense.