I Learned Early On That

The Good Lord Didn't See Fit To Put Oil And Gas Only Where There Are Democratically Elected Regimes Friendly To The United States. Occasionally We Have To Operate In Places Where, All Things Considered, One Would Not Normally Choose To Go. But, We Go Where The Business Is.

I Don’t Think That [the War In Iraq] Damaged Our Reputation Around The World.

I Had A Reputation Of Being Somewhat Moderate, Partly, I Think, Because I Wasn't A 'bomb Thrower' Like Some Of My Conservative Colleagues, And Partly Because I Got Along With People All Across The Political Spectrum.

I - Obviously, I'm Not A Big Fan Of President Obama. I Think He's Been One Of Our Weakest Presidents. I Just Fundamentally Disagree With Him Philosophically.

The Biggest Threat We Face Is The Possibility Of Terrorist Groups Like Al Qaeda Equipped With Weapons Of Mass Destruction, With Nukes, Bugs Or Gas. That Was The Threat After 9/11 And When We Took Down Saddam Hussein We Eliminated Iraq As A Potential Source Of That.