The Political And Substantive Reality Is That

The Last Thing I Want To Do Is To Make The Mistakes Of The Past.

It Doesn't Make A Lot Of Sense For Us To Borrow Money From The Chinese To Go Give To Another Country For Humanitarian Aid. We Ought To Get The Chinese To Take Care Of The People.

The White House Was So Eager To Rid Itself Of Iraq That It Was Willing To Withdraw Rather Than Lock In Arrangements That Would Preserve Our Influence And Interests.

In The Zero-sum Budget Game, Every Dollar Spent On This Problem [illegal Immigration] Must Be Taken From Somewhere Else....no, We Should Not Tolerate People Immigrating Illegally. But We Need To Treat This Issue Honestly And Fairly.

One Of The Principal Qualities That You Need As National Security Adviser Is Trust, The Trust Of The President. And That Depends On Truth And It Depends On Honesty.