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The One Thing That I Remember From All Of My Intelligence Briefings And My Dealings With The Russians Is That When You Deal With The Russians, You Have To Deal With Them From Strength, Not From Weakness.

The Area Of Climate Change Has A Dramatic Impact On National Security.

The Consequence Could Be That We Would Have An Escalation That Would Take Place That Would Not Only Involve Many Lives, But I Think It Could Consume The Middle East In A Confrontation And A Conflict That We Would Regret.

My Impression Is That Putin Feels That He Can Basically Manipulate The West To Do What He Ultimately Wants To Achieve, And That He Feels He's Gotten Away With It So Far, And That All He Has To Do Is Basically Play The Same Game.

China Is A Major Power In The Pacific And I Think We Are Dealing With Some Common Threats In That Region: The Whole Issue Of Korea And The Stability Of Korea, The Whole Issue Of Nuclear Proliferation, The Whole Issue Of Providing Free Access To Our Ships That Are Operating In That Area.