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

We are in the process of trying to liberate that country. And at the moment where the war ends and the coalition forces occupy the areas where those capabilities - chemical and biological weapons - are likely to be, to the extent they haven't been moved out of the country, it obviously is important to find them.

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

Remember where you came from.

It is hard to put a price on some things. What is the value of having prevented nuclear weapons from getting into the hands of a dictator like Saddam Hussein - or of Gadhafi?

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.