I Am On Record As Saying That

Our Challenge Is Much More Pervasive Than It Would Be If We Were Just Facing One Enemy In One Place. [instead There Is] The Middle East, Iraq, North Korea, Iran. There's A Relatively Long List That We Believe Are Linked To The Al Qaeda Network In The Philippines, In Indonesia And In Yemen And Other Places. That Makes It Very Clear That This Is A Global Network.

I Have Never Lost Faith In America's Essential Goodness And Greatness.

Laws Have To Be Backed Up With Resources And Political Will. And Deep-seated Cultural Codes, Religious Beliefs And Structural Biases Have To Be Changed.

I Don't Think That The United States Has The Bulk Of The Responsibility. I Really Put That On Bashar Assad And On The Iraqis And On The Region Itself.

It Is Important To Learn How To Take Criticism Seriously, But Not Personally.