2017 is going to be another tough year for the valiant Afghan Security Forces and the international troops who have stood and will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan against terrorism.

We do not draw red lines unless we intend to carry them out. We have made very clear that we are willing to work with China, and we believe China has tried to be helpful.

We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world... I'm not saying we have to commit right now, but certainly don't pull it off the table.

Congressman [Mike] Pompeo said he believes the intelligence agencies' claims that Russia hacked the US election.

Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot.

Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they're so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact.

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.