... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.

Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal.

One thing appears reasonably certain, and that's that those who make allegations of a culture of deception, of intimidation or cover-up need to be extremely careful about such accusations.

No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.

I believe what I said yesterday. I don't know what I said, but I know what I think and I assume it's what I said.