Let me be clear. I am, you know, exploring this whole Presidential run. Let me just tell you what the Cain Doctrine would be as it relates to Israel, if I were President: You mess with Israel, you are messing with the United States of America. It's that simple. I want to protect that relationship because they have been our only consistent ally in that part of the world.
Fox News, 2011-05-20, quoted in "Herman Cain: Obama "Threw Israel Under The Bus"", Real Clear Politics, retrieved on 2011-10-08