All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments. Bill Kristol defensemakemisjudgment Change image and share on social
If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over. Bill Kristol americanbeliefbush Change image and share on social
Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president with a challenger. And unlike in 1980 and 1992, when the public was persuaded to do just that, the incumbent president has not been weakened by a primary opponent. Bill Kristol americanchallengerconvince share on social
If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit. Bill Kristol callcitizencomplicit share on social
Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. Bill Kristol barbarismcivilizationdefense Change image and share on social
Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror. Bill Kristol fightinactionpoor Change image and share on social
In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. Bill Kristol americancasecivilian Change image and share on social
I personally - if I were designing the tax code - would have a tax code in which Mitt Romney paid more than 13 percent, given what I know about the kind of investments he made money from. Bill Kristol codedesigninvestment Change image and share on social