There's been historical conflict between China and Russia for well over 1,000 years. ... People forget that the Mongols came all the way to the Baltic Sea and all the way to where St. Petersburg is today ... And the Russians have a good sense of history and they remember that.

My wife will tell you I'm practically addicted to the History Channel ... and I read a lot of history.

China has a lot of people and not enough space and the Russians have not too many people and a lot of space.

I think it's going to be remembered as the last major war on planet Earth, if we're lucky, if we maintain our foreign policy properly. ... It will be remembere…