What would you do differently as defense secretary to compensate for this record in which the greatest military in the world, as we are constantly told, doesn't get the job done?

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don't think you do. It's just business.

We've backed off in good faith to try and give you a chance to straighten this problem out. But I am going to beg with you for a minute. I'm going to plead with you, do not cross us. Because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years.

A country that armed Stalin to defeat Hitler can certainly work alongside enemies of al-Qaida to defeat al-Qaida.

Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face NOTHING new under the sun.

Our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against ISIS. It is a threat to all civilized nations.