Robert Gates: “We are not an occupation force. Afghans must take primary responsibility for defending their own country.”

He is deeply knowledgeable about the international scene and geopolitics.

I think there is a cost. I think it does provide a basis for radicalization in the region.

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.

Without proper and predictable funding, no amount of reform or clever reorganization will provide America with a military capable of accomplishing the missions it's assigned to.