I am concerned that the vague guidelines and policies used by the NSA for intelligence collection and sharing, in conjunction with elusive direction from the Administration, have led to intelligence being collected on sitting members of Congress for political purposes.

We are in a conflict, whether we like it or not. I think we have to identify the enemy and call it by its name. And the enemy is an ideology rooted in militant Islam.

If your goal is to destroy ISIS, there needs to be a ground force. It could be American or foreign.

Thousands of our post-9/11 veterans carry the invisible burden of post-traumatic stress, and there is an overwhelming need to expand the available treatment options.

In some cases, Justice Department leaders can supervise investigations despite having personal knowledge about the entities involved.

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.