There is no corporation in the world that would, in a competitive environment, try and concentrate all decisions at the corporate level.

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.

I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

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?

In a country with millions of people & cars going everywhere, the enemy is going to get a car bomb out there once in a while.

There is no corporation in the world that would, in a competitive environment, try and concentrate all decisions at the corporate level.

Right now, Russia's future should be wedded to Europe. Why they see NATO as a threat is beyond me. Clearly, NATO is not a threat.