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

We have an orientation that tends to make us think that everything is our responsibility and that we should be doing this. It is the Iraqis' country, 28 million of them. They are perfectly capable of running that country.

... 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.

Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.

Don't divide the world into "them" and "us."

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.