In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.

If they analyze the situation as thoroughly as they should, Muslims will realize they are the first targets. What are the fundamentalists really after? Simply taking over Islam and then turning its back on modernity.

I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.