I Don't Accept That. I Really Don't

I Was A Member Of The Armed Services Committee For 18 Years. I Spent A Big Chunk Of My Life Studying National Security Issues And Our Role In The World.

For The Russians, Frankly, It's Time That We Punched The Russians In The Nose. They've Gotten Away With Too Much In This World And We Need To Stand Up Against Them, Not Just There, But Also In Eastern Europe Where They Threaten Some Of Our Most Precious Allies.

I Don't Think America Should Be The Policeman Of The World, But We Have To Be Engaged And We Have To Be A Leader, And That Comes From Strong Economic Growth, A Strong Military, Good Diplomatic Efforts, And Integrating Our Business Community. I Just Think It's A Whole New Paradigm.

To Put All Of Your Eggs In One Basket Is Silly. We Did That For A Long Time And I Don't Think It's Very Smart.

I Said That We Needed To Have People On The Ground, Troops On The Ground In A Coalition Similar To What We Had In The First Gulf War.