The system is broken, and we can fix it. It's not hard. We just have to do the work.

Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces.

A lot of networks don't want to touch controversial subjects, and especially stuff that deals with race and history.

The Russians are a very sentimental people.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

There's just so much negativity that surrounds sub-cultures of people in the USA, and I think the fact that technology has caught up, we're going to capture a lot of these moments and share them with the world.

We told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all.