Robert Gates: “What kind of a signal do you want to send the rest of the world, in terms of America's role in the world?”

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.

I think that it's still a problem for the Saudis.

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

Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers.