I compliment President Obama on having these summits each year in Washington in which people have talked about ridding the world of materials of mass destruction.
We believe - most polls indicate - a lack of support, a lack of confidence in the ability of the Congress to work. That is disturbing in terms of our general democracy.
I have no salary from the Lugar Center. Essentially, the moneys we have received has been from foundations.
When I was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president back in 1995, 1996, I advocated the fair tax.
Secretary Perry became the 19th secretary of defense and the first enlisted man to serve in that role. He had time in the highest ranks of the Pentagon and was instrumental in the dismantlement of the nuclear warheads in the United States and Russia. Throughout his career, he has devoted himself to protecting the interests of the nation.
It is unfortunate that there is not a government in Iraq that has been able to unify the Shiites and the Sunnis sufficiently. They are not currently fighting together.
