You might be a cunning linguist, but I am a master debater.
What will follow will not be a repeat of any other conflict. It will be of a force and scope and scale that has been beyond what has been seen before.
Don't say 'the White House wants.' Buildings can't want.
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.
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.