I Prided Myself On Being Unflappable Even

I Do Hunt, And I Do Fish, And I Don't Apologize To Anybody For Hunting And Fishing.

From The Time I Was Twelve Years Old Until I Retired Last Year At The Age Of Fifty-seven, The Army Was My Life. I Loved Commanding Soldiers And Being Around People Who Had Made A Serious Commitment To Serve Their Country.

Had The United States And The United Kingdom Gone On Alone To Capture Baghdad, Under The Provisions Of The Geneva And Hague Conventions We Would Have Been Considered Occupying Powers And Therefore Would Have Been Responsible For All The Costs Of Maintaining Or Restoring Government, Education And Other Services For The People Of Iraq.

I Prided Myself On Being Unflappable Even In The Most Chaotic Of Circumstances.

To Be An Effective Leader, You Have To Have A Manipulative Streak - You Have To Figure Out The People Working For You And Give Each Tasks That Will Take Advantage Of His Strength.