Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with them, our shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them, our conduct of operations with them every single day defines the real relationship.

The best thing I ever did was give my family everything I could.

With Hillary Clinton as our commander in chief, our international relations will not be reduced to a business transaction. I also know that our armed forces will not become an instrument of torture and they will not be engaged in murder or carry out other illegal activities.

Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.

None of us wants any more war.