Robert Gates: “I just don't understand how it would be possible for these tribes to want to cede any of that authority to some outside…”

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

I'm always hesitant to get Congress involved in a problem, because you usually end up with a solution you don't like. But the problem that the conferences, the athletic conferences, are facing now, they're all multi-state conferences. And…

I think appearances do matter.

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