It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.

If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force.

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

Saudi Arabia is a very responsible country. For decades, we used our oil policy as responsible economic tool and isolated it from politics.

Democracy's got endless problems and faults and dangers, but it's certain the alternatives are not better.

Even if every major government were to slap huge taxes on carbon fuels - which is not going to happen - it wouldn't do much to halt climate change any time soon. What it would do is cost us hundreds of billions - if not trillions - of dollars, because alternative energy technologies are not yet ready to take up the slack.

The security of the citizens of Israel, the future of the state of Israel, this is the Israeli government's responsibility.