The North Koreans Will Sell Anything To

Swapping Bergdahl For Illegal Enemy Combatants (terrorists, In Common Parlance) Signaled Unmistakably To Taliban And Al Qaeda That Obama Is Determined To Withdraw From Afghanistan No Matter What The Cost To The United States Or Those In Afghanistan Fighting To Remain Free.

There Is No Patriotic Obligation To Help Advance The Career Of A Politician Who Is Otherwise Pursuing Interests That Are Fundamentally Antithetical To Your Values. That's Not The Call Of Patriotism.

I Wouldn't Give Up On Russia. I Think They Have Legitimate Security Concerns From Islamic Fundamentalism, Not Only On Their Border But In Their Country.

I'm Not Saying That You Need A State Department That Looks Like The Litigation Department Of A Major Law Firm. But You Need People Who Are Not Afraid To Make The Case For The United States, Who Are Not Afraid To Stand Their Ground, Not Afraid To Be Isolated In International Organizations When That's The Correct Approach For Our Diplomacy. This Is A Cultural Change That Has To Be Effected Through Incentive Systems, Promotion Systems, Career Training Systems. This Is Not Something That You Can Do With The Stroke Of A Magic Wand, It's Going To Take Years To Make This Change.

I'm A Conservative Republican. I Have Been Since I Was 15 Years Old And Participated In The 'goldwater For President' Campaign In 1964.