Robert Gates: “A Middle East peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians would enhance our diplomatic and other efforts in the…”

There has to be an agreement between the president and the Congress on actually what has to be done to recapture our industrial-military industrial capabilities.

I think that it's still a problem for the Saudis.

He's going to insist on occupying all four of the eastern provinces of the Donbas.

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.