Imagine a world in which you had Saddam Hussein, who had the capacity to make a weapon of mass destruction, who was paying suiciders to kill innocent life. Imagine what the world would be like with him in power. The idea is to try to help change the Middle East. Part of the reason we went into Iraq was we thought he had weapons of mass destruction. It turns out he didn't, but he had the capacity to make weapons of mass destruction.

Well from a personal perspective, quitting drinking is a decision I felt good about.

I served. And now it's time for the new man to serve. I have zero desire to be in the limelight.

...the role of the military is to fight and win war and, therefore, prevent war from happening in the first place.

I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.

I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race.

I haven't had a chance to talk, but I'm confident we'll get a bill that I can live with if we don't.