Robert Gates: “Prime Minister Hatoyama has stated that he intends to resolve the issue by May.”

He wants Ukraine, basically, to be a client state of Russia.

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.

The President does not like having countervailing opinions, he does not like being disagreed with.

the real problem with United States policy in the Middle East is the lack of a clear strategy.