One thing the military does far better than business is train its own leaders. I can't go to IBM and hire a battalion commander. They don't have any.

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

What we would be committed to would be a representative government where all the Iraqi people decide who should lead their nation, and lead it in a way that keeps it together as a single nation and where all parts of the nation - Shia, Sunni and Kurds - are able to live free and in peace and believe that their interests are represented by the government.

Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.

When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.

Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.