Different approach Quote by Robert M. Gates

“had never heard a president explicitly frame a decision as a direct order. With the American military, it is completely unnecessary. As secretary of…

— Robert M. Gates

Most people in Washington assumed if Obama made it to the White House he would appoint Biden as his secretary of state, a position…

— Richard Grenell

George W. Bush made the agreement about when American troops would leave Iraq, not Barack Obama.

— Hillary Clinton

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first…

— Ari Fleischer

I think Barack Obama had the right idea [on negotiations with enemies], and the bottom line is that of course there have to be…

— Hillary Clinton

Oh, you know what, it's an honor to be mentioned in the company of those that might lead our country forward after President Obama.

— Martin O'Malley

Negotiating with Obama is like playing chess with a pigeon. The pigeon knocks over all the pieces, shits on the board and then struts…

— Vladimir Putin

Almost the first thing Obama did in the White House was to return the bust of Winston Churchill to the British embassy. That suggests…

— Amanda Foreman

Barack Obama's mother-in-law might be moving into the White House with him. Joe Biden was right. Hostile forces will test him in the first…

— Jay Leno

Obama sought a strategy of accommodating our enemies, even if they weren't so willing to accommodate us.

— Pete Hoekstra

Because President Obama had an overall strategy, military and civilian leaders under his command could make reactive decisions that advanced the president's goals. In…

— Jason Kander

I certainly believe that, when Joe Biden says he wants to bring this country together, that he means it.

— Nicole Malliotakis