Time is passing, ... We have to look at the reality of the situation and ... redouble our efforts and get on with it.

It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.

I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now over. He's had his chance, he has had many chances over the last 12 years and he has blown every one of those chances.

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is "no." That's not America.

With respect to where we are now, we have a voluntary army. And if we ever go back to conscription I hope that at time it will be the kind of conscription that was put in at the end of the Vietnam War. And that is, everybody is equally liable to be called to serve the nation in time of conflict.

Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.

People get work done, not buildings, not staffs in a generic sense, and not plans, but people