I Mean, The Taliban, My View Is

If The Iraqis Fail To Implement The Reforms, If They Fail To Get A Handle On The Violence, There's Nothing The United States Can Do, Militarily Or Otherwise, That Can Solve Those Problems. They Have To Assume The Primary Responsibility To Govern Themselves.

When You Cut A Half-a-trillion Dollars From The Defense Budget, It Affects Almost Every Area In The Defense Budget.

These Days, It Takes Only Seconds - Seconds - For A Picture, A Photo, To Suddenly Become An International Headline.

The Reason We've Always Had A Civilian In That Job [secretary Of Defence] Is Because We Really Believe That It Is Policymakers Who Ought To Control The Military And Not Have The Military Control The Military.

The Taliban Is Resilient.