Don't accept the post or stay unless you have an understanding with the President that you're free to tell him what you think "with the bark off" and you have the courage to do it.

Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, 'The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind'.

A president has to provide leadership to gain support.

The implication that there was something wrong with the war plan is amusing.

Our goal is to defend the American people, and to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and to liberate the Iraqi people.

If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.

When there happens to be a weapon of mass destruction suspect site in an area that we occupy and if people have time, they'll look at it.