Robert Gates: “Neither of which is achievable in any realistic timeframe, or sustainable, given the costs and everything else.”

Putin believes it's his destiny to recreate the Russian empire.

I think the only thing I would've said is that a lot of this could've been done sooner.

He would be candid and honest, willing to tell the President straight from the shoulder what he needs to hear.

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…