Well, you know, any defense force worth its salt has to be able to deal with uncertainty, has to be able to deal with events that we may not have planned for.

When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget.

You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world.

During my time as CIA Director and Secretary of Defense, Hillary was a strong supporter of our efforts to protect our homeland, decimate al-Qaeda, and bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

One demonstration of extremists, any more than a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in the United States, is not necessarily reflective of what the rest of the country feels.

You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on.