Robert Gates: “He is deeply knowledgeable about the international scene and geopolitics.”

My staff and I have learned that it was nearly impossible to get accurate information and answers to questions such as, 'How much money did you spend?' and, 'How many people do you have?'

I think part of the problem is that at the end of the Cold War, we were affected by triumphalism or hubris, whatever you want to call it.

Senator Kaine will recall the reaction when we--when I shuttered Joint Forces Command in Norfolk.

I'm kind of pessimistic for the near term.