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

I don't know where [Osama bin Laden] is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, to be honest with you. I'm more worried about making sure that our soldiers are well supplied, that the strategy is clear, that the coalition is strong.

We got plenty of money in Washington. What we need is more priority.

Either well succeed, or we wont succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian violence down. Success is not no violence.

I would have said yes to abortion if only it was right. I mean, yeah it's right. Well no it's not right that's why I said no to it.

Pushing legislation that would undercut our troops just as we're beginning to make progress in Baghdad.

I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.