I don't do quagmires.

There are a lot of things that are said by people in the military, or civilian life, or in the Congress, or in the Executive Branch, that are their views. And that's the way we live. We're a free people. And that's the wonderful thing about our country.

One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

NATO member states vary dramatically in their capability and in their political steadfastness.

The press always wants to know how many people will be killed or how much it will cost, but the answers to those questions are not knowable.

The Cold War was a war, and we won it.