Robert Gates: “I admire President Calderon's government for the brave stand taken against TCOs that seek to operate with impunity…”

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

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

The Chinese have played a lot of clips of what happened at the Capitol on January 6. And in their propaganda... have talked about how we’re in no position to advise other countries on how to govern themselves.

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