The Taliban Is Resilient.

Caution Is An Important Quality In A Leader, But It Has To Be Caution Followed By Decision. Caution Followed By Ambivalence Can Be A Weakness.

We Either Believe In The Dignity Of The Individual, The Rule Of Law, And The Prohibition Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Or We Don't. There Is No Middle Ground.

My Whole Life Has Been Dedicated To Public Service.

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

The Consequence Could Be That We Would Have An Escalation That Would Take Place That Would Not Only Involve Many Lives, But I Think It Could Consume The Middle East In A Confrontation And A Conflict That We Would Regret.