I think that military, corporate, and non-political organizations are pretty much similar.

In the army, all combat officers are taught the "Estimate of the Situation": When you are faced with a problem - take that hill, or in business maybe grow your market share - the first thing you do is to make an analysis of your environment.

There is no suggestion of regime change; quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.

Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.

We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.

One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.

If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.