I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk.

Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in the deserts of Afghanistan or in the deserts of Iraq, I might listen to what he has to say.

I can't spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I've got to focus on the mission.

We need to understand what we're saying matters.

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.

We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.

One would think that if you're anonymous, you'd do anything you want, but groups have their own sense of community and what we can do.